Raul Gardea v. JBS USA. LLC

How courts have described this case

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• holding that lift-assisting devices were not a reasonable accommodation because they were not available throughout the facility and because tight spaces made use of the devices impractical
• explaining that, under the ADA, a plaintiff must show that she was “able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation” (internal quotations omitted)
• “[L]ifting restrictions may qualify as a disability under the ADA Amendments Act ... which relaxed the requirements for showing a disability.”
• upholding grant of summary judgment on undue hardship when proposed accommodation was “utterly impractical” and required the employer “to extensively change its practices and work environment”
• requiring plaintiff claiming failure to accommodate first to show that he has an ADA disability, that he suffered an adverse employment action, and that he is a qualified individual
• defining elements for failure to accommodate under both ADA and ICRA

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).