Legal Opinion
Carolyn Humphrey v. Memorial Hospitals Association
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 13, 2001No. 98-15404PublishedCited by 343 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Carolyn Humphrey brought suit against her former employer, Memorial Hospitals Association (MHA), under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its California counterpart, the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) for failure to reasonably accommodate her disability and wrongful termination. We reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of MHA.
I. BACKGROUND
Humphrey worked for MHA as a medical transcriptionist from 1986 until her termination in 1995. At the time of her termination, she was earning approximately $11.00 per hour. Throughout her…
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