District of Columbia· 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

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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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