United States Fourth Circuit

Where employee's epilepsy does not substantially limit her major life activities to an extent beyond that of the general population, she is not disabled, and the ADA does not require an employer to deviate from its nondiscriminatory seniority policy in order to accommodate a worker.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2001
• Published 01/09/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Robert John Gregory, Senior Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, for Appellant.  Robin Elizabeth Shea, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, L.L.C., Winston-Salem, NC, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  C. Gregory Stewart, General Counsel, Philip B. Sklover, Associate General Counsel, Lorraine C. Davis, Assistant General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, for Appellant.   Cara Yates Crotty, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, L.L.C., Columbia, SC, for Appellee.