Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. AutoZone, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 4, 2016No. 15-1753PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), filed suit against AutoZone, Incorporated (“AutoZone”), for dismissing Margaret Zych (“Zych”) from AutoZone’s Cudahy, Wisconsin, location in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. (“ADA”). Specifically, the EEOC alleged that AutoZone failed to accommodate Zych’s lifting restriction and that Zych’s termination constituted discrimination on account of her disability. After a five-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of AutoZone, finding that Zych was…
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