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POTVIN v. CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORP.

No. 95-385.

687 A.2d 95 (1996)

Claire POTVIN v. CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORP.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

October 18, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie C. Pratt, Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellant.

Coddy Marx, Patricia M. Sabalis and Anita R. Tuttle of Downs Rachlin & Martin, Burlington, for defendant-appellee.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.

JOHNSON, Justice.

This employment discrimination case raises two important issues: (1) whether an employee whose physical impairment limits her ability to work certain hours may be "substantially limit[ed]" for purposes of the Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA), 21 V.S.A. § 495d(5)(A), and (2) whether federal labor law preempts a state-law disability discrimination claim brought by an employee who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The trial court...

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