Third Circuit· 5/19/1999

Joseph B. Taylor v. Pathmark Stores, Inc

Citations

177 F.3d 180
9 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 497
1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 9507
1999 WL 312384

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holding that a plaintiff who could walk or stand for fifty minutes without rest was not disabled because “his ability to walk and stand [was] not significantly less than that of the average person”
noting that, “under the ADA, it is the employer’s burden to educate itself about the varying nature of impairment and to make individualized determinations about affected employees”
finding that plaintiff who walked with slight limp and required ten-minute breaks during each hour of standing was not disabled
finding that it is the employer’s burden to educate itself about the varying nature of an impairment and to make an individualized determination about an affected employee
finding that plaintiff who walked with slight limp and required ten-minute breaks during each hour of standing was not disabled
noting that “an employer’s perception that an employee cannot perform a wide range of jobs suffices to make out a ‘regarded as’ claim.”

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Judges: Becker, McKee, Lee

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