Legal Opinion
US Airways, Inc. v. Barnett
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 29, 2002No. 00-1250PublishedCited by 756 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA or Act), 104 Stat. 328, 42 U. S. C. §12101 et seq. (1994 ed. and Supp. V), prohibits an employer from discriminating against an “individual with a disability” who, with “reasonable accommodation,” can perform the essential functions of the job. §§ 12112(a) and (b) (1994 ed.). This case, arising in the context of summary judgment, asks us how the Act resolves a potential conflict between: (1) the interests of a disabled worker who seeks assignment to a particular position as a “reasonable accommodation,” and (2) the interests of other workers…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Smith v. Midland Brake, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Robert Barnett v. U.S. Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Thomas Jasany v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Donna Hendricks-Robinson, Penny Moore, Teresa Westlake v. Excel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Donald Barth v. Bruce S. Gelb, Director, United States Information AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by756 opinions
- Mladen Zivkovic v. Southern California Edison CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- McBride v. BIC Consumer Products Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- Lincoln v. BNSF Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2018
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Judith Keane, Intervening v. Sears, Roebuck & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Michael E. Kleiber v. Honda of America Mfg., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
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