Legal Opinion
Thatcher v. Goodwill Industries of Akron
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided January 2, 1997No. 17817PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Baird, Judge.
Richard Thatcher appeals the Summit County Court of Common Pleas’ grant of summary judgment to Thatcher’s former employer, Goodwill Industries of Akron (“Goodwill”), on claims Thatcher made in connection with his discharge by Goodwill. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
In 1989, Goodwill hired Thatcher as a placement specialist, promoting him to personnel director in 1992. At the time of Thatcher’s promotion, he informed Goodwill’s president, Frederick Sonnett (“Sonnett”), that he (Thatcher) had a mental handicap. Sonnett agreed to accommodate Thatcher’s handicap by permitting…
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