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Seventh Circuit· 8/20/2009

Coffman v. Indianapolis Fire Department

Citations

  • 578 F.3d 559
  • 22 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 360
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 18717
  • 92 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,660
  • 106 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1793
  • 2009 WL 2525762

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the Fire Department could require employee to submit to a psychological evaluation when she exhibited concerns about her own condition
  • noting that the employer’s “e-mails paint a consistent picture of genuine concern that Coffman’s behavior was uncharacteristic and was adversely impacting her ability to perform her job” (emphasis added)
  • noting that government’s interest in ensuring both physical and mental well-being of firefighting force, necessitating disclosure of plaintiffs medical records, was “compelling”
  • finding that a plaintiff alleging discrimination on the basis of her sex must demonstrate that the adverse employment ac- tion occurred “at least in part because she is female”
  • recognizing a “‘qualified’ constitutional right to the confidentiality of medical records and communications”
  • noting § 12112(d)(4)(B) is an independent basis to allow inquiries into the ability of an employee to perform job-related functions

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Judges: Easterbrook, Posner, Rovner

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