Curtis v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. 14-3354 (7th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff, an employee of Costco Wholesale Corporation, made two requests for a medical leave under the FMLA. Costco granted both requests. During that time, Plaintiff was demoted from optical manager to cashier. Plaintiff filed this lawsuit against Costco and Gail Hinds, his supervisor, alleging retaliation and interference, both in violation of the FMLA, and discrimination based upon a disability and failure to accommodate, both in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The district court granted summary judgment for Defendants on all of Plaintiff’s causes of action. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, holding that the district court (1) did not abuse its discretion in finding that Plaintiff failed to comply with the requirements of the Northern District of Illinois Local Rule 56.1; (2) properly granted summary judgment in favor of Defendants on Plaintiff’s FLMA retaliation and interference claims; and (3) properly granted summary judgment in favor of Defendants on Plaintiff’s reasonable accommodation claim. Lastly, Plaintiff waived any arguments with regard to disparate treatment.
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