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1/06/12, 12:23 pm

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Can a new owner of a business (which is a franchise) fire a person with disabilities if they are still able to perform the functions of the job?

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there has to be demonstrated that that was the basis for firing the person and if so the case gets filed with the MCAD ...

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Maurice LaRiviere Jr

You cannot fire an employee who is disabled if the reason you are firing is due to the disability (so long as the person...

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William T. Harrington

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