Butler v. City of Prairie Village, Kansas

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that there were factual questions as to whether an employer retaliated against the plaintiff for requesting accommodation for his disability and remanding an ADA retaliation claim for trial
• holding that individual supervisors cannot be held individually liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act, partially relying on cases interpreting the definition of “employer” in the ADEA
• noting that the definitions of “employer” under the ADEA, Title VII, and the ADA are materially similar regarding the issue of individual supervisor liability
• stating that “the third element of the prima facie case ... requires the plaintiff to come forth with evidence showing that the adverse employment decision was because of his disability”
• “[T]he ADA precludes personal capacity suits against individuals who do not otherwise qualify as employers under the statutory definition.”
• the third element of the prima facie case requires plaintiff to “come forth with evidence showing that the adverse employment decision was because of his disability”

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