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Article Index » disability discrimination » essential functions » General
Report Link First Circuit Clarifies Who is a "Qualified Individual With A Disability" Under the ADA.
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP - July 01, 2001
Discusses Phelps v. Optima Health, Inc., No. 00-2347 (1st Cir. May 30, 2001), in which the court held that even when an employer and an employee have made arrangements to account for the employee’s disability, a court must evaluate the essential functions of the job without considering the effect of special arrangements.
Report Link When Is A Job Function Essential Under The ADA? [PDF File]
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP - July 01, 2001
Discusses Webb v. Clyde L. Choate Mental Health and Development Center, No. 99-2725 (7th Cir. October 25, 2000) (contact with potentially violent patients was an essential function) and Phelps v. Optima Health, Inc., No. 00-2347 (1st Cir. May 30, 2001) (50-pound requirement was an essential function of the nurse's job).
Webb v. Clyde L. Choate Mental Health and Development Center, No. 99-2725 (7th Cir. October 25, 2000)

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