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

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.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

74 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Chavez v. Secretary Florida Department of Corrections
  Eleventh Circuit· 2011-07-25· cited 629×
• Jacqueline Lewis v. City of Union City, Georgia
  Eleventh Circuit· 2019-08-15· cited 385×
• Anthony Rorrer v. City of Stow
  Sixth Circuit· 2014-02-26· cited 349×
• Schwarz v. City of Treasure Island
  Eleventh Circuit· 2008-10-08· cited 258×
• Dyan Hunt v. Aimco Properties, L.P.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2016-02-18· cited 181×
• Ebonie Batson v. The Salvation Army
  Eleventh Circuit· 2018-07-31· cited 172×
• Anthony Mazzeo v. Color Resolutions Int'l, LLC
  Eleventh Circuit· 2014-03-31· cited 151×
• Michael Nall v. BNSF Railway Company
  Fifth Circuit· 2019-02-15· cited 135×
• United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Joseph's Hospital, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2016-12-07· cited 68×
• Jennifer Akridge v. Alfa Mutual Insurance Company
  Eleventh Circuit· 2024-02-16· cited 57×
• Holston Investments, Inc. v. Lanlogistics Corp.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2012-04-17· cited 56×
• Franklin Owusu-Ansah v. The Coca-Cola Company
  Eleventh Circuit· 2013-05-08· cited 54×
• Christine D'Onofrio v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
  Eleventh Circuit· 2020-07-06· cited 51×
• Richard Samson v. Federal Express Corporation
  Eleventh Circuit· 2014-03-26· cited 36×
• Duble v. Fedex Ground Package System, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2014-07-24· cited 35×
• Teddy Beasley v. O'Reilly Auto Parts
  Eleventh Circuit· 2023-05-24· cited 30×
• Penaloza v. Target Corp.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2013-10-31· cited 23×
• Alboniga v. School Board of Broward County Florida
  S.D. Florida· 2015-02-10· cited 19×
• Hill v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.
  N.D. Alabama· 2017-08-31· cited 18×
• Williamson v. Clarke County Department of Human Resources
  S.D. Alabama· 2011-07-08· cited 17×

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• US Airways, Inc. v. Barnett
  Supreme Court· 2002-04-29· cited 828×
• Stewart v. Happy Herman's Cheshire Bridge, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1997-07-24· cited 541×
• LaChance v. Duffy's Draft House, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1998-07-14· cited 312×
• Donna Hendricks-Robinson, Penny Moore, Teresa Westlake v. Excel Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1998-09-24· cited 258×
• Lynda L. Willis v. Conopco, Inc., A.K.A. Lever Brothers Company, A.K.A. Unilever
  Eleventh Circuit· 1997-03-25· cited 231×
• Reed v. Lepage Bakeries, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2001-04-05· cited 198×
• Earl v. Mervyns, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2000-03-30· cited 185×
• Zenaida Garc A-Ayala v. Lederle Parenterals, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2000-05-18· cited 180×
• Cris D'Angelo v. Conagra Foods, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2005-08-30· cited 174×
• Gaston v. Bellingrath Gardens & Home, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1999-02-12· cited 149×
• Dan J. Jovanovic v. In-Sink-Erator Division of Emerson Electric Company
  Seventh Circuit· 2000-01-07· cited 104×