RASPA v. OFFICE OF SHERIFF


924 A.2d 435 (2007)

191 N.J. 323

Michael J. RASPA, Jr., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. OFFICE OF the SHERIFF OF the COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Argued February 13, 2007.

Decided June 12, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Tambussi, Westmont, argued the cause for appellant (Brown & Connery, LLP, attorneys).

David A. Avedissian, argued the cause for respondent (David A. Avedissian, LLC, attorneys).


Justice RIVERA-SOTO delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal requires that we address the threshold question of whether, as a matter of law, an employee can prosecute a claim alleging that his employer failed to accommodate the employee's disability in violation of the Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49(LAD), when the employee's permanent disability renders him unable to discharge essential functions of the position in which he was employed...

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