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· 7/19/2007

Holly v. Clairson Industries, L.L.C.

Citations

  • 492 F.3d 1247
  • 19 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 865
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 17151
  • 2007 WL 2050769

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that an employer cannot simply assert that a function is essential to “avoid the clear congressional mandate that employers mak[e] reasonable accommodations”
  • explaining that there is no “additional burden” to show pretext when proving a reasonable-accommodation claim
  • explaining that the “burden-shifting analysis of Title VII employment discrimination claims is applicable to ADA claims”
  • explaining that an accommodation is reasonable under the ADA if it enables the employee to perform the essential functions of the job
  • explaining that the “burden- shifting analysis of Title VII employment discrimination claims is applicable to ADA claims”
  • noting that “the ADA may require an employer to restructure a particular job by altering or eliminating some of its marginal functions.”

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Judges: Anderson, Marcus, Hill

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