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RIVERA FLORES v. PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE CO.

Civ. No. 89-1697 HL.

776 F.Supp. 61 (1991)

Iris Velia RIVERA FLORES, Plaintiff, v. PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

September 5, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guillermo J. Ramos-Luina, Hato Rey, P.R., for plaintiff.

Rogelio Capestany-Morales, San Juan, P.R., for defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

LAFFITTE, District Judge.

The question before the Court is whether, pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, an employee who alleges discrimination based on her physical disability may seek compensatory damages for mental anguish. Plaintiff Iris Velia Rivera Flores (Rivera), an employee with the Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC), alleges that PRTC discriminated against her because of an ophthalmic condition that causes Rivera impaired...

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