10:5-29.1 - Person with a disability; unlawful employment practice - New Jersey Statutes

10:5-29.1  Person with a disability; unlawful employment practice.

3.Unless it can be clearly shown that a person's disability would prevent such person from performing a particular job, it is an unlawful employment practice to deny to an otherwise qualified person with a disability the opportunity to obtain or maintain employment, or to advance in position in his job, solely because such person is a person with a disability or because such person is accompanied by a service or guide dog.

L.1977,c.456,s.3; amended 1980, c.46, s.6; 1983, c.485, s.5; 2003,c.180,s.19.