Pamela Hanson v. Caterpillar, Incor

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Pamela Hanson brought this action alleging that her employer, Caterpillar, Inc., fired her in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. The district court granted summary judgment for Caterpillar, reasoning that Hanson was not a “qualified individual with a disability” as defined by the ADA. We affirm.

I. Background

On October 11, 2004, Caterpillar hired Pamela Hanson as a supplemental assembler for its manufacturing plant in Aurora, Illinois. Under the plant’s collective bargaining agreement, supplemental employees work forty hours…