· 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
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- 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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