DESROSIERS v. DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.

No. 19039.

105 A.3d 103 (2014)

314 Conn. 773

Mireille DESROSIERS v. DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Bochanis , Bridgeport, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Kenneth W. Gage , with whom, on the brief, was Erin E. LaRuffa , for the appellee (named defendant).

Charles Krich , principal attorney, filed a brief for the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities as amicus curiae.

Michael J. Soltis and Justin E. Theriault , Stamford, filed a brief for the Connecticut Business Industry Association, Inc., as amicus curiae.

ROGERS, C.J., and PALMER, ZARELLA, EVELEIGH, ESPINOSA and VERTEFEUILLE, Js.


Under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (act), General Statutes § 46a-51 et seq., employers may not discriminate against certain protected classes of individuals, including those who are physically disabled. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the act also prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals...

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