United States Ninth Circuit

In an action by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) alleging that UPS Supply Chain Solutions failed to provide reasonable accommodations for an employee's deafness because UPS did not provide him with a sign language interpreter for certain staff meetings, disciplinary sessions, and training, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where: 1) there was a genuine issue of fact regarding whether the agendas, contemporaneous notes, and written summaries contained information sufficient to enable a person reading those documents to enjoy the same benefits and privileges of attending and participating in the weekly meetings as other employees; and 2) there was an issue of fact regarding whether UPS was aware or should have been aware that certain modifications were ineffective as to the employee.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2010
• Published 08/27/2010

Judges

• John R. Tunheim

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jennifer S. Goldstein, George W. Abele