Maxcene Mays v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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• holding that, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, “an employer is not required to provide the accommodation for a disabled employee that is ideal fi'om the employee’s standpoint, only one that is reasonable in terms of .costs and benefits”
• doubting that the ability to lift more than ten pounds is a major life activity
• doubting that the ability to lift more than ten pounds is a major life activity
• stating that the failure to “jaw about accommodations is harmless” if no reasonable accommodation is possible
• noting that, although not raised by the parties, the court did not wish to endorse by its silence the view that a nurse whose back injuries restricted her lifting to a maxi- mum of ten pounds was disabled within the meaning of federal disability law
• expressing “doubt” that a ten-pound lifting restriction is a major life activity under Williams

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