Jones v. Nationwide Life Insurance

How courts have described this case

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• finding that plaintiff was substantially limited in a major life activity where she could not sit for more than 50 minutes at a time
• stating that a factor to be considered in determining an essential function is the position’s written job description
• noting that the ADAAA requires that the term “disability” be construed broadly
• stating employee’s disparate treatment claim failed because he did not establish he was qualified individual
• affirming summary judgment on an accommodation claim because “the employer did raise the possibility of offering [employee] a transfer to another open position, but [employee] declined to pursue that option”
• addressing an employer’s alleged failure to engage in the interactive process and concluding: “It was [the employee’s] burden ‘to proffer accommodations that were reasonable under the circumstances[.]’” (quoting Jones v. Walgreen Co., 679 F.3d 9, 19 n.6 (1st Cir. 2012))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).