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Worker Who Cannot Perform Essential Job Function Has No Disability Accommodation Claim, Federal Court Says
The duty to reasonably accommodation an employee with a disability does not include ignoring the essential functions of a job, a federal district court in Washington has ruled. McEnroe v. Microsoft Corp., No. CV-09-5053-LRS (E.D. Wash. Nov. 18, 2010). The court granted summary judgment to the employer on the plaintiff-employee’s failure-to-accommodate claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Washington Law Against Discrimination.
Hospitality: Cooking And Cleaning May Be "Essential Job Functions" Even For Managers.
A federal appeals court decision provides some significant insight into what courts may consider to be "essential functions" of restaurant managers, in a case that arose under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Richardson v. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation.
Medical intern unable to perform the essential functions of a first-year resident could not support ADA claim.
A medical intern who misdiagnosed patients (including mistakenly identifying a patient as deceased), prescribed inappropriate medications or incorrect dosages, and who was “extremely argumentative” with his supervisors and co-workers was unable to perform the essential functions of his job and therefore, according to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was not a qualified individual with a disability for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
