U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. West Meade Place LLP
Overview
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. West Meade Place LLP (U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, February 8, 2021): The 6th Circuit ruled that a nursing home must face a suit brought by EEOC alleging that it unlawfully denied accommodation and fired a worker who suffers from anxiety. There was sufficient evidence for a jury to reasonably find that the worker’s disorder falls within the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)’s definition of “disability.” The court noted that a condition qualifies as a disability under the ADA if “the employer regards the employee as disabled.” Consequently, the so-called “regards provision” does not require a “showing about the severity of the impairment,” but only that the employer perceived one to exist. Read the decision here.
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