Legal Opinion
Kvorjak v. Maine, State of
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 9, 2001No. 00-2385PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Brian Kvorjak claims that his former employer, the Maine Department of Labor, wrongfully failed to accommodate his disability when it refused to allow him to work at home after his office closed and his position was relocated to a distant facility. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on his federal and state claims,1 concluding that he had failed to offer evidence sufficient to demonstrate that he could accomplish “essential” aspects of his job at home. See 42 U.S.C. § 12111(8). After a close review of the record and caselaw,…
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