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· 1/22/2007

Robert Wayne Chalfant v. Titan Distribution, Inc. Titan International, Inc.

Citations

  • 475 F.3d 982
  • 18 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1601
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 1328
  • 2007 WL 136324

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  • holding that an adverse employment action is not sufficient alone, but there must also be a specific link between the adverse action and discrimination to prove that the discrimination motivated the action
  • providing that a prima facie case requires showing that the person suffered an adverse employment action due to the disability
  • explaining that an “adverse action by itself is not sufficient for a successful claim under the ADA” because “the disability must be a motivating factor in the employer’s decision for the adverse action”
  • explaining that an “adverse action by itself is not sufficient for a successful claim under the ADA” because “the disability must be a motivating factor in the employer’s decision for the adverse action”
  • finding evidence of a “specific link” between the disability discrimination and the employer’s adverse action - its decision not to hire the plaintiff
  • reasoning “disability must be a motivating factor 1 McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973). 2 To establish a prima facie case of retaliation under Title VII, an employee must show that: “(1) he or she engaged in statutorily protected activity, (2

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Judges: Loken, Smith, Gruender

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