A Nassau Community College professor's claim that she was discriminated against due to her "severe chronic sinusitis" has been thrown out by a New York judge. Supreme Court Justice Thomas A. Adams dismissed Andrea Staskowski's suit, saying that under the Americans with Disabilities Act, sinusitis "does not qualify as a disability." Staskowski had alleged that her absences and lateness, which formed one basis for her suspension, were due to her purported disability, making her suspension discriminatory.
April 25, 2007 at 12:00 AM
1 minute read
The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A Nassau Community College professor’s claim that she was discriminated against due to her “severe chronic sinusitis” has been thrown out by a Nassau County, N.Y., judge.
In Staskowski v. Nassau Community College, 16616/2006, Supreme Court Justice Thomas A. Adams dismissed Andrea Staskowski’s suit, saying that under the Americans with Disabilities Act, sinusitis “does not qualify as a disability.”
Presented by BigVoodoo
Law firms & in-house legal departments with a presence in the middle east celebrate outstanding achievement within the profession.
The premier educational and networking event for employee benefits brokers and agents.
The Legal Intelligencer honors lawyers leaving a mark on the legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Atlanta s John Marshall Law School is seeking to hire one or more full-time, visiting Legal WritingInstructors to teach Legal Research, Anal...
Shipman is seeking an associate to join our Labor & Employment practice in our Hartford, New Haven, or Stamford office. Candidates shou...
Evergreen Trading is a media investment firm headquartered in NYC. We help brands achieve their goals by leveraging their unwanted assets to...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
