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· 10/11/1983

Avant v. South Central Bell Telephone Co.

Citations

  • 716 F.2d 1083
  • 32 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1853
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 16153
  • 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 33,851

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  • holding that equitable estoppel did not apply because “Boyd was not affirmatively misled by a Postal Service official”
  • holding that claims brought under Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act must first be brought before the agency
  • holding that 16 the Post Office did not waive right to contest timeliness because it accepted a complaint 17 and began investigation
  • finding that the Rehabilitation Act \is the exclusive remedy for discrimination in employment by the Postal Service on the basis of handicap.\
  • noting that the Rehabilitation Act incorporates the types of discrimination claims available under the ADA
  • noting that the 25 Rehabilitation Act incorporates the types of discrimination claims available under the ADA

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Judges: Brown, Reavley, Tate

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