BARRY v. BURDINES

No. 86365.

675 So.2d 587 (1996)

Morton BARRY, Petitioner, v. BURDINES, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alex P. Lancaster, Amy L. Sergent, and Deborah L. Conley of Lancaster & Eure, P.A., Sarasota, for Petitioner.

M. Todd Merritt and Cindy R. Galen of The O'Riorden Law Firm, P.A., Sarasota, for Respondent.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Stephanie A. Daniel, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for State of Florida, Intervenor.

Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr., University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, and Jerold Feuer, Miami, for Florida Workers' Advocates, Amicus Curiae.

Claire Hamner Matturro, Cairo, Georgia, for Academy of Florida Trial Attorneys, Amicus Curiae.

Edward A. Dion, General Counsel, and David C. Hawkins, Senior Attorney, Tallahassee, for Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security, Division of Workers' Compensation, Amicus Curiae.


SHAW, Justice.

We have for review Barry v. Burdines, 667 So.2d 241 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995), wherein the district court certified:

Whether Section 440.15(3)(b)4.d[.], Florida Statutes (1991), is subject to and comports with the requirements of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. We answer in the affirmative and approve Barry.

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