· 9/10/2003
Elaine Liljedahl v. Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc.
Citations
- 341 F.3d 836
- 14 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1390
- 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 18673
- 1 Accom. Disabilities Dec. (CCH) 11
- 2003 WL 22083476
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that an employer is not legally required to provide accommodation for unknown health problems
- concluding that a successful cancer surgery with a short recovery period does not qualify as a disability under the MHRA
- holding that summary-judgment record did not support a finding that plaintiff’s cancer materially limited a major life activity because plaintiff’s “cancer surgery was successful and her recuperation period was limited”
- holding that summary-judgment record did not support a finding that plaintiff’s cancer materially limited a major life activity because plaintiff’s “cancer surgery was successful and her recuperation period was limited”
- noting that doctors did not testify that plaintiff's purported limitations required a modified work schedule or other accommodations
- noting that an employer must accommodate known limitations and a required accommodation must relate to the limitations
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Judges: Riley, Heaney, Ericksen
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