CA1: postal workers shouldn't be harassed

Quiles-Quiles v. Henderson, No. 05-1591, holds that under the Postmaster General was not entitled to a judgment as a matter of law (and the plaintiff was entitled to a statutorily-capped amount) under the rehabilitation act, 29 U.S.C. § 791 because, the District Court found that the plaintiff had not shown that he was disabled.  But, the First concludes that, “The evidence therefore ... sufficient for the jury to conclude that the Postal Service regarded Quiles as disabled because his superiors erroneously believed that he was unable to perform a broad class of jobs due to his mental impairment.”  The postmaster general also argues that he wasn’t really harassed because “that type” of people (that is, blue-collar-types) are always harassing each other.  This, obviously, goes nowhere (except to show the precedent that doesn’t support the government’s argument.)  In sum, court concludes that the evidence was sufficient to show that he 1) was harassed; 2) because of his disability; and 3) he was retaliated against for complaining about it.