Legal Opinion
Starkman v. Evans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1999No. 98-31183PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
BACKGROUND
In December, 1992, Defendant Munhol-land United Methodist Church (“the Church”) hired Plaintiff Ms. Starkman, who served as Choirmaster and Director of Music. Ms. Starkman’s supervisor at the Church was the Reverend Tommy N. Evans. During her employment, Ms. Starkman allegedly suffered various disabilities, including asthma, osteoarthritis in both knees, migraine headaches, and en-dometriosis. According to Ms. Starkman, the defendants unreasonably failed to allow her requests for work schedule changes to permit her recovery after knee surgery. In…
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