Legal Opinion
Franklin Owusu-Ansah v. The Coca-Cola Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 2013No. 11-13663PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JORDAN, Circuit Judge:
On the recommendation of an independent psychologist, Coca-Cola placed Franklin Owusu-Ansah, one of its employees, on paid leave and required him to undergo a psychiatric/psychological fitness-for-duty evaluation. After he was cleared to return to work, Mr. Owusu-Ansah sued Coca-Cola, alleging that the evaluation violated 42 U.S.C. § 12112(d)(4)(A), a provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The district court granted Coca-Cola’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that the evaluation was both job-related and consistent with business necessity, and therefore…
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