Magnus v. St. Mark United Methodist Church, No. 11-3767 (7th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseMagnus was hired by the church in 2006 to work evenings and weekends. When the church was unwilling to accommodate her request to not work weekends, so that she could be with her daughter, who otherwise resided in an assisted living facility, Magnus alleged associational discrimination under the American with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12112(b)(4). The church presented evidence that it terminated Magnus because of unsatisfactory performance and refusal to work weekends. The district court ruled in favor of the church. The Seventh Circuit affirmed.. Magnus’s true complaint is that the church, by mandating she work weekends, failed to accommodate her need to care for her disabled daughter. The ADA does not require employers to reasonably accommodate employees who do not themselves have a disability.
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