COMM'N ON HUMAN REL. v. MASS TRANSIT

[No. 126, September Term, 1981.]

294 Md. 225 (1982)

449 A.2d 385

MARYLAND COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS ET AL. v. MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided September 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Risselle Rosenthal Fleisher, General Counsel, with whom was Philip L. Marcus on the brief, for appellants — cross appellees.

Joseph S. Kaufman, with whom were D. Christopher Ohly and Melnicove, Kaufman, Weiner & Smouse, P.A. on the brief, for appellee — cross appellant.

The cause was argued before SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON and RODOWSKY, JJ., and J. DUDLEY DIGGES, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals (retired), specially assigned.


ELDRIDGE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

The laws of this State prohibiting discrimination in employment provide, inter alia, that it shall be unlawful for an employer to refuse to hire an individual "because of such individual's ... physical or mental handicap unrelated in nature and extent so as to reasonably preclude the performance of the employment...." Maryland Code (1957, 1979 Repl. Vol.), Art. 49B,...

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