United States Seventh Circuit

Where the employee must perform work on the employer's premises, and the job description specifically lists good attendance as a minimum job qualification, the ADA does not protect the employee whose disability prevents him from fulfilling the essential function of attendence.

Appellate Information

• Argued Array
• Decided 06/12/2001
• Published 06/12/2001

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, POSNER, COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, MANION, KANNE, ROVNER, DIANE P. WOOD, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jean P. Kamp (argued), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff., Patricia A. Wrona (argued), Chicago, IL, for intervenor-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven L. Brenneman (argued), Matkov, Salzman, Madoff & Gunn, Chicago, IL, fpr defendant-appellee.