Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters v. Thorne Associates, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, District Judge.

Defendant Thorne Associates, Inc. (“Thorne”) refused to employ Rodolfo Rosas, Sr. (“Rosas”) as a drywall carpenter after Rosas failed a “fitness for hire” (“FFH”) test that required him to lift 50- and 100-pound boxes to certain heights. (Compl. [1] ¶¶ 17, 52, 55.) Rosas and his union, the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (“Union”), seek redress under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. Rosas and the Union claim that (1) Thorne used…