Thornton v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

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• affirming grant of summary judgment where allegations in administrative charge did not encompass claims presented in civil complaint
• delivery truck driver who suffered back and shoulder injuries, was not disabled under the ADA despite lifting restrictions imposed by treating physician
• \[A] plaintiff's unexcused failure to exhaust administrative remedies effectively bars the courthouse door.\ (alteration in original) (quoting Jorge v. Rumsfeld, 404 F.3d 556, 564 (1st Cir. 2005))
• “[P]laintiffs have been allowed to allege a claim in a complaint where the factual statement in [the] written charge should have alerted the agency to an alternative basis of discrimination.”
• “[T]he scope of a civil action is not determined by the specific language of the charge filed with the agency, but rather, may encompass acts of discrimination which the ... investigation could reasonably be expected to uncover.”
• employer must insist on an illegal policy during prescribed period

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