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· 12/31/1996

Elaine Harris v. Polk County, Iowa, Sued as Polk County Personnel

Citations

  • 103 F.3d 696
  • 6 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 545
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 33896
  • 1996 WL 741797

How courts have described this case

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

  • upholding employer’s refusal to rehire an employee because she had a criminal record when employee argued that her criminal record was caused by her since-resolved mental illness
  • “We agree with the courts of appeal that recognize an employer may hold disabled employees to the same standard of law-abiding conduct as all other employees.”
  • “We agree with the courts of appeal that recognize an employer may hold disabled employees to the same standard of law-abiding conduct as all other employees.”

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Judges: Fagg, Lay, Hansen

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