United States Supreme Court

In an action brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, an employer's showing that an employee's requested accommodation conflicts with its seniority rules is ordinarily sufficient to show, as a matter of law, that the "accommodation" is not "reasonable," however, the employee remains free to present evidence of special circumstances that makes a seniority rule exception reasonable in the particular case; here, because the district court took a different view, and neither party has had opportunity to seek summary judgment in accordance with principles announced in opinion, Court of Appeals' judgment vacated and case remanded for further proceedings.

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• Decided 04/29/2002
• Published 04/29/2002

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