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BURGESS v. JOSEPH SCHLITZ BREWING CO.

No. 21.

259 S.E.2d 248 (1979)

298 N.C. 520

Raymond BURGESS, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, v. JOSEPH SCHLITZ BREWING COMPANY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pfefferkorn & Cooley, P. A., by William G. Pfefferkorn, J. Wilson Parker and Jim D. Cooley, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellee.

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice by Charles F. Vance, Jr., and W. Andrew Copenhaver, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant.

HUSKINS, Justice:

In Chapter 168 of the General Statutes the General Assembly has granted a number of rights to "handicapped persons." Among these rights is the right to employment. This right is granted by G.S. 168-6, which provides, in pertinent part, that "[h]andicapped persons shall be employed. . . on the same terms and conditions as the ablebodied, unless it is shown that the particular disability impairs the performance of the work involved." (Emphasis...

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