Legal Opinion
Beverly A. Whitbeck v. Vital Signs, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 20, 1997No. 96-7193PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
In this suit under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act, appellant alleges that her employer denied her reasonable accommodation and discharged her because of her disability. Finding her claim barred by her receipt of disability benefits and her requested reasonable accommodation not required by the Act, the magistrate judge entered summary judgment for her employer. We reverse. The receipt of disability benefits does not bar a Human Rights Act suit, and appellant raises genuine issues of material fact with respect to her reasonable accommodation claim.
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