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Failure to apply for job is fatal to discrimination complaint

Failure to apply for job is fatal to discrimination complaint

Failure to apply for job is fatal to discrimination complaint

A complaint for discrimination filed by a blind former employee of a nonprofit providing services for people with disabilities has been dismissed when the former employee did not apply for the new job. Ray Justus had been laid off from his position as a community action specialist when his job was eliminated for lack of funding. He had been invited to apply for another position a few months later, but was not hired when that position was also cut for lack of funding. Nearly two years later, the organization hired someone else for a similar position. Justus filed for discrimination in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Although Justus had not been personally notified of the new...

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