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· 12/11/2009

Graffius v. Shinseki

Citations

  • 672 F. Supp. 2d 119
  • 22 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1530
  • 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115833
  • 2009 WL 4724617

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that whether federal employer denied accommodation request is a factual question
  • granting summary judgment to the defendant because the plaintiff “provide[d] no evidence that she provided the [employer] with any medical documentation of her condition in support of her accommodation requests”
  • denying motion for summary judgment where parties disagreed over the need for plaintiff to be present in the office in response to her request to telecommute
  • granting summary judgment to the defendant because the plaintiff “provide[d] no evidence that she provided the [employer] with any medical documentation of her condition in support of her accommodation requests”
  • “Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, codified at 29 U.S.C. § 791, is the exclusive remedy for federal employees alleging that federal agencies engaged in disability discrimination.”
  • Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, “[a]n accommodation is ‘reasonable’ if it allows the employee to fulfill all essential functions of her job without imposing an undue hardship on the employer.”

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Judges: Kennedy

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