Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autozone, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 15, 2013No. 12-1017PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed this employment discrimination case on behalf of John Shepherd, a former employee of AutoZone, and alleged that AutoZone had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Shepherd had a back injury that was aggravated by mopping floors, and he claimed that AutoZone required him to mop the store floors despite his requests for relief. Among other claims, the EEOC alleged that AutoZone had failed to accommodate Shepherd’s disability. The magistrate judge hearing this case initially ruled for AutoZone on summary judgment on…
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