Legal Opinion
Solomon v. Vilsack
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 21, 2010No. 09-5319PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the interaction of two statutory regimes designed to benefit and protect federal employees with disabilities: the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the disability retirement provisions of the Federal Employees’ Retirement System Act of 1986. To prevail on a claim of disability discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act, plaintiffs must show that they could “perform the essential functions” of their jobs either “with or without reasonable accommodation.” By contrast, disabled employees able to fulfill the…
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Jacqlyn Smith v. Clark County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Linda Solomon v. Thomas VilsackCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
- Seymour v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 2015
- Townsend v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- Floyd v. LeeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
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