Seventh Circuit· 11/15/2000

Steve R. Hansen v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General

Citations

233 F.3d 521
11 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 306
2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 29028
2000 WL 1702344

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stating that an employer need not create a new job or provide a helper as an ac- commodation to a disabled employee
noting that a “worker cannot demand that his employer give him a job for which there is no vacancy without shifting the worker who has that job to another job in order to create a vacancy for the disabled worker.”
noting that a “worker cannot demand that his employer give him a job for which there is no vacancy without shifting the worker who has that job to another job in order to create a vacancy for the disabled worker.”
employer has the burden of exploring with the worker the possibility of a reasonable accommodation
An employer need not “manu- facture a job that will enable the disabled worker to work de- spite his disability.”
employer has the burden of exploring with the worker the possibility of a reasonable accommodation

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Judges: Posner, Ripple, Williams

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