(DOWNLOAD) "Prewitt v. United States Postal Service" by Fifth Circuit United States Court Of Appeals # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Prewitt v. United States Postal Service
- Author : Fifth Circuit United States Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 05, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 79 KB
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Claiming that the United States Postal Service unlawfully denied him employment due to his physical handicap, the plaintiff, George Dunbar Prewitt, Jr., brought this action against the postal service. Prewitt contended that he was physically able to perform the job for which he applied despite his handicap, even though the postal services physical requirements indicate that only persons in "good physical condition" can perform the job because it involves "arduous" work. Prewitt alleged, inter alia, that the postal service thus violated his rights under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. Prewitt filed this suit as a class action, after he was denied employment as a clerk/carrier at the Greenville, Mississippi post office. The district court granted the postal services motion for summary judgment. On Prewitts appeal, we find that the plaintiff has raised genuine issues of material fact as to 1) whether the postal services physical requirements for postal employment are sufficiently "job related" to provide lawful grounds for the refusal to hire Prewitt, and 2) whether the postal service has breached its duty to make "reasonable accommodation" for handicapped persons such as Prewitt. Accordingly, we reverse the summary judgment of the district court, and remand the case for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.
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