USCA 2nd: Hostility, Social Withdrawal Not a Disability for ADA

U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an impairment causing a demeanor of hostility and social withdrawal was not qualified under the ADA as a disability.In Jacques v. Dimarzio, Inc. (10/05/04 - No. 03-9080, 03-9109), DiMarzio hired Jacques in 1989 to work in its factory as a packager and assembler of guitar components. Before she was terminated in 1996, DiMarzio received average to above-average performance evaluations. Jacques suffered from psychiatric problems as a teenager and had been treated off and on over the years for major depression. In December 1991, while in a period ...