Legal Opinion
Calero-Cerezo v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 14, 2004No. 02-2643PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONSOR, District Court Judge.
This cases raises, among other issues, the knotty question of how far the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Rehabilitation Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., requires an employer to go to accommodate an employee whose disability — clinically diagnosed major depression — has affected, in some respects, her ability to function in the workplace. The trial judge, grappling with claims under several statutes, granted summary judgment for defendants on all the plaintiffs causes of action. Because we find that the record, viewed in the light most favorable to the appellant,…
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