Kemp v. Volvo Group North America, Inc., No. 7:2011cv00535 - Document 38 (W.D. Va. 2013)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 1/24/13. (eot)
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Th r i a v r e d r n s mo ig q ime tal h i e' De 1 -2 ECF 26 1) ee s d ' c lci bagai ngag e me (C ' bewe t e oye a t plnta Unied ole tve r ni r e nt ûCBA') t en he mpl es t he a nd t Aut ke s(t ' . Vol hie Ke i 1 t wok a t plnta a hourylborr A owor r C UAW ' 1 vo rd mp n 993 o r the a s n l a e. ) sowdown i pr ton r ule i a ge r llyof i e ry 2009. Ke p wa l d of durng t t l n oduc i es t d n ne a a f n a l m s ai f i ha sowdown. Be or t l f Kemp wor d asapai er a hi dute i l d pantng lr l f e he ayof, ke nt , nd s i s nc ude i i a ge Vov ta t rtalrt c a t ymo e d wnt a smbl ln .t ls o as rq ie hm, lo rco -r i nzks s he v d o he se y ie s i j b lo e ur d i e i aswiha ot e oye t taves t plntae ' (d.1 ) t ny her mpl e,o r re he a ra. l -2. ' Vol be n t r c lempl yeesi a or nc wih t rs ni iy unde t CBA i m i vo ga o e al o n cc da e t hei e ort r he n d t lt M a c 2009. TheCBA pr bisa e oye wih ame c c to fom diplcng o ae r h ohi t ny mpl e t dial ondii n r s ai a he e o ewihhi rsni iy.(i 1 ) AlhoughKe di notha e not r mplye t ghe e ort L -2. t mp d ve nough s ni iyt r t n t t pantde rme ,hedi hav enough s ni iy t r ti aposton i t e ort o eur o he i pa t nt d e e ort o ea n ii n he a s mbyd p rme ti a oh r o b s do h ss n oiya da ia eo nn . se l e a t n n n te j b a e n i e irt n valbl pe igs On M a c 23, r h 2009,a trbengr a ld a notfe t the woul r t t t as e y fe i ec le nd iid ha d eum o he s mbl de rm e , mp ha d Vol sM a pa t nt Ke nde vo' nage ofHeat & Rik,Tony Ra iez alte fo r lh s m r , e tr r m Kem p' opt et s ,D r Scot Brandau. Thi l t i or ed Ram i ez t Kem p' eyesi had s om rit . t s eter nf m r hat s ght 1Em pl ye a Ne Ri rValeyar r es t by t UniedAut W or sUnin,Loc Uni 2069. o es t w ve l e epr ened he t o ker o al on 2 dee i ae fom r tnii pi tror td r e i ts gment a.Ac or ngt t l ter Kemp t sal sofpe i r l os c di o he e t , u ha os rphe a vii t ma pos aha ar t hi eforf low wor r i wor ngi a ar at us s son hat y e z d o ms l e l ke s f ki n n e hat e da r t s' ( . A,ECFNo.29- . Thelte s sst ti woul bebe tt plc ngeous ool. Br Ex. ' 1) etr ugge t ha t d s o ae Ke t n a a e whe er tit d mobiiy i r quie andhi i c m a ne y i not mp t n r a i r esrc e lt s e r d gh mpa t chi r s iv le ' (d. Dr Brn a c n l d sta çifd sb l yi al l s e ai ( wo l)b n ov d. 1 ) . a d u o eu e h t ûq ia ii s i y c n ro,he ud e ' l t ke g a t p o ied u n ain. ( . 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Dr Hi ss nta l trt Rnmie sai t tKe t l beatrs i a nt r . ne e ete o r z, t tng ha mp ç d wou ik n n e r m e whe ehi viua a tnton woul be r quie t c ngefe nty a i a nvion nt r s s l te i d e r d o ha r que l nd n n t e c a e m anne ' Af e a f l - e m i ton r a e ts ver perphe a vi i l s mpr di t bl n' t r olow up xa na i eve l d se e i r l s on os unde t di a lt g delnes oft vi ua s t m r' Apr l3,2009,D r H i s nta l te t r he s biiy ui i he s l ys e ' on i . nes e e tr o Ke t tsa e <1r gr tt i o m you t tt r ulsofyourviualfel e mi ton we e mp ha tt d,t e e o nf r ha he es t s i d xa nai r q t poor .... Thi i bel t l velne s a y f you t hol e n a da i -esr c ed uie s s ow he e ce s r or o d ve ylghtr ti t d i rslc e. Thi lve ofvii a s m a si uns f f you t wor i a i usra rve ' iens se l son lo ke t a e or o k n n nd ti l envionme . ( .75,ECFNo.26- ) Dr Hi ga Ke t nn ofadocorof r nt' Br ' 3. . nes ve mp he me t oc upai lme ci hes se Ke c ntc i Ke diputdHi 'tndi .(# ) Tha c tona di ne uggetd mp o a t f mp s e nes i ngs J= t s m e da Dr Hi s a s w r e a l te t s n y, . ne l o ot e t r o uppor a de e m i ton t tK e p w a di abl d. Tha t t r na i ha m s s e t lte notst tKemp' c ton t lfesa s r pe i r vii l sunde dia lt e tr e ha s ondii t ii s eve e rphe al son os qua r s biiy gui lnesoft viua s tm ...(ndt tKe slve ofviin)i as nots t e e dei he s l yse a ha mp' e l so s lo ufkint nough t hol ada i -esrce ci ' lce e. ( .76,ECFNo. 3. Kempdi notcona tt o d ylghtr titd h vers i ns ' Br ' 26- ) d tc he doooro occ tona me cne.( . ECFNo.29- ) t f upai l dii Br 95, 2. 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Plc me oft swor rma be tbe s td i a ar whee r srce mobiiy i rquie and a e nt hi ke y s uie n n ea r etitd lt s e r d hi i tma hi r i noti ve Thi ha be n dic s d wih Tony Ra rz a a a s gh mpac c ney s nvol d. s s e s us e t mie nd ppe r t ti bascal r tit hi fo pr e ont s foorgi n t r ndomnes andmuliude ha t i ly esrc s m r m es nce he hop l ve he a s tt ofha r pr en i t s ti za ds es t n hat e tng. ( . . ECFNo. 6 3)Und rtehe dngç ssme ta dPa 'DrKat rc mme sp run ln -em Br Ex C, 2 -. e h a i ç e s n n lny . az e o nd us ig o gtr As ' dia lt,butnot t tt parist l dic so ea n t abiiyoft c s biiy es ha he te K l s us nc gai he lt he ompa t a ommoda ehi wi ny o cc t s rsrcin . (d) etito s' I. ' 4 Ex. ECF No. 23. Ke manti t tt si r we unans r d.( .7,ECFNo. 23, 29- ) mp i ans ha hi nquiy nt we e Br Ke p fl ac geofdic i i ton wih t Equa Em pl ym e Opporuniy m ied har s rm na i t he l o nt t t Com mison al gi t Vol o dic i i t agans hi i vi a i oft ADA;t EEOC s i le ng hat v s rm naed i t m n olton he he dimis dt c r and Ke fld t ss t s s e he ha ge; mp ie hi ui. Il. Vovoh smo df rs mmayj d me to Ke sfiu et a c mmo aecam o a l a ve o u r u g n n mp' alr o c o d t li n numbe ofgr r ounds i l ng t gr , ncudi he ound t tKemp ne ri ntfe aswashi bur n,a ha ve de ii d, s de p riua v c n j bh c u dsf l p ro wihara o a l a c mmo ain Thec u ti d a t lr a a t o e o l aey e fnn t e s n b e c o d to . c o r fn s i u ec s a y t a es a1 t gr t nn e s r o ddr s 1 he oundsVol o r s s asi ag ee t tKemp f ie t i ntf v aie , t r s ha a ld o de iy s c aj b. uh o TheADA pr bisa e oye fom dic i i tng ag ns aquaiid i vi lon t ohi t n mpl r r s rm na i ai t lfe ndi dua he bai o d sb ly.S e4 U. 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A pa t t tobsr c sor t r ne t pect cc tons r ce s r ry ha tu t de ays t i e ac i pr es i not a tng i good f t A pa t t t f is t l he nt r tve oc s s ci n aih. ry ha a l o c m uni a e by w a ofi ta i orr s om c t, y nii ton e pons m a al o be a tng i ba f t I es y s c i n d aih. n e s nc , co t s ul a t m pt t i ol t t ca e of t br a w n and t n s e e ur s ho d te o s a e he us he e kdo he a sg r s s i n e ponsbiiy. i lt Crb l, 2 F. p' a 3 3( u tn Be kv. i q W i. o Re e t, 5F.d 1 3 , a il4 3 Ap x t 2 q o ig c Unv, f s Bd. f g n s 7 3 1 0 11 -36(t Ci.1 .I dee mi ngwhehera e oye i diabl i t frti tnc 35 7h r 996) n tr ni t n mpl e s s ed n he is nsa e, a e o e d e n ta tia p o raeyi rl igo a e ly e so o j cieme ia n mply r o s o c n p r p itl n eyn n n mpo e ' wn b e tv dc l e de e.Yo v. tdPa c lSe v.I , 11- ,201 W L 931 a *5(t Ci.J vi nc ung Unie r e r .nc.No. 2078 3 32, t 4h r an. 9,201 )ç s et e zv. mbrx ChalsCiv.T , F. 780,78 ( t Ci. 3) f Brikrut Ca e re t nç.450 3d 4 8h r 2006) . 6 Howev ,t pli ifbea st bur nsofbot pr ton a pe s son a t t er he antf r he de h oduc i nd r ua i s o he e se ofs xitnce ome a comm oda i t two d al w hi t pe f m t es e i f nc i ofhi c ton ha ul lo m o ror he s ntal' tons u s e oy e t i udi t exitnceofavac ntposton f whi h hei q ii d.M c i v. mpl m n , ncl ng he se a ii or c s ualfe Brde Bi Co s me- o s M f . l c, 8 F.d9 , ( dCi. 0 9 . c n u rpr d . g Co.n .5 3 3 2 97 2 r 2 0 ) An ADA pli if doe no s tsy ( s buden t i iy a potnta antf s t aif hi) z o dentf e il a c mmo ai n me ey b r ctn te f r l t t gi)e ly r c ud h v c o d to r l y e iig h o mua ha h s mpo e o l a e r sined g ml I tad,( )mus de nsrt t e se e,a oraound t ea sg hi . nse he t mo tae he xitnc t r he tm e whe a omm oda i wa s i n cc ton s pught ofan e si va antposto t whi h , xitng c ii n o c re c u dha eb e ra sg e . h l o l v e n e sin d L a 97 seDuvalv.Ga- ii Cons rpr ,60 F. 1 1 ( t Ci.201 i t -98; e l .pactc ume- od. 7 3d 255, 263 10h r 0) C$ t h s mmayj dg n sa e t panife ly ebe r teb d no s cfc ly ( te u r u me t tg ,he litf-mpo e a s h ur e f pe iial A1 i en iyi a va a post on,r a s gnm e tt w hi h w oul s r e a a r as d tf ng c nt ii e s i n o c d e v s e onabl e a c mmo ain. Ana c mmo aint two l r q iea e l y rt a sg a e ly et c o d to ' ). c o d to ha u d e ur n mp o e o sin n mpo e o aposton i vi ai n ofa e tbls d s ni rt s t m woul ç di rl bet ea o bl,' e ii n ol to n sa ihe e o iy yse d t na iy mr s na e's e or US Aiwa ,I v.Banet,535U. 39l 403( r vs nc. r t S. , 2002)andthepli if( oyee mus be r , ç antf empl ) t a t t bur e ofs he d n howi s ilcr umsa e t tm a a e e i fom t s ni rt s tm ng peca ic tnc s ha ke n xc pton r he e o iy yse r as bl i t pa tc a c e' i a 405 06. e ona e n he riul r as ,' d. t -. He e Ke ne ri ntfe t hi e oye ava a postonheco dpef ( t or r , mp ve de iid o s mpl r c nt ii ul ronn wih wihoutac ommodai a f whi heha s ni iy.l ed, c de durngoal t c ton) nd or ch d e ort nde he once d i r ag me ta ans Vo v ' moi nf rs mmayj g n ta h wa b mp dfo h sp sto r u n g i t l o s to o u r ud me th t e s u e r m i o iin by as ni e oye i a or nc wiht CBA a t thene ri ntfe t Vol a e or mpl e n cc da e t he nd ha ve de ii d o vo p riua j b h c u dpef nna dh ds n o i t o ti Hen w fal camst a t a t lr o e o l ro n a e irt o ban. o lty li h the c y e d nceS vi e t nots does how a a t lpr r son i hi e c ton fom t da eofhi hie ny cua og es i n s ye ondii r he t s r untl2009, ( i 5 SummayJ ' r udgme He rngJ n.3,201 ) t the i f t t ve posdatr a t nt a i a 3 ,ha ,n ac,t r e h e t o * ne t sft ofhi efo a he aey ms l r nyoneeley ( .8, No.29) a t tVol i a fulf hs s ' Br ECF ' ; nd ha vo s t a t or i 7 fiu et i e tf as ia l j bb c u eif i dt e g g i a itrci p o e st a mih alr o d niy ut be o e a s t al o n a e n n n ea tve r c s h t g t e h v ie t ids c aj ( mma yJ d me t ai J n. 201 ) Th r c r b f r te a e d ni e u h ob Su r u g n He rng a 3, 3 . e e o d eo e h l co t el a dif r ntsor a di cos no lc ofefo torba f t on Vol spa t o dice n ur t ls fe e t y, nd s l es a k fr d aih vo' r t s r ar s ea onabl ac omm oda i e c ton. Vol di notco eup wih t i aon iso t tKe had a i lr bl , og es i vo d m t he de t wn ha mp n ncza e pr r sve e c to m a ng hi pl e enti a i t i s ti pr e a i I c m e f o Ke p. ye ondii n ki s ac m n n ndus ral e tng obl m tc. t n rm m W he her tln d fom t lyof, m p pr s nt an une voca l t fom Dr Br nda t t n elr e r he a f Ke e e ed qui l eter r . a u ha Ke sc ton ha çdee i a e 't tt r wa no c e t tKe ha aç os ofpe i r l mp' ondii d t tror t d,' ha he e s ur , ha mp s t s l rphe a vii n t tmaypos a ha r t hi e fo f l wo ke si wor ng i a a e t tus s so ha e za d o ms l r elow r r f ki n n r a ha e da r t s'4t ati woul bebe tt plc Ke ûn a a e whe er srdedm obiiyi nge ous ool, ' h t d s o a e mp û n r a i r e ti lt s rquieda hi i c ma hi yi noti ved,' ndt t<gq dia lt i alkeys e ro, e r nd gh mpa t c ner s nvol 'a ha çif sbiiy s i l c nai Eewo llb ga t p o i ed c me tt n. ( . . ECFNo 2 - . Fa fo smpy h ud e ld o r v d o u nai ' Br Ex A, o ' . 9 1) r r m i l s g etn ta Ke h dad sbit t tta c udb a c mmo ae , b e tv l a d u g sig h t mp a ia l y ha h t o l e c o d td o j ciey n i r as bl r a t lte s e ona y e d, he et r ugge t t tKe sco to had dee i a e t apoi t the ss ha mp' ndii n tror t d o nt ha m i htha pos d a haz r t hi s l orf low w or r a t te t ran ac om m od i or g ve e a d o m ef e l ke s nd ha ihe c aton dia lt mi tha be n i or r Ke ppr e t nor to l f concudi t tVol ace s biiy gh ve e n de . m es n s ai nae or l ng ha vo t d ia p o raeyi rl igo t eo j ci eme ia e ie c h s p le t Vo v .S eYou n p r p itl n eyn n h be tv d c l vd n e e u pid o l o e tm, 4 h ADA cetsa af maied fn efra ato u d raq l iainsa d r uh wnt b jb Te rae n ft tv ee s o n cin n e uaic to tn ad u o o e o r f s rltdfrtep sto i q eto a d. . o sse twi b sn s n c siy' 42U. C. l 1 () eae o h o i n n u sin n . c n itn t u ie s e est. i h ' S. 9 21 3 a. Suc a sa r m a i ud ( r uie e t a i vi ls l no pos adiec t e tt t h tndad y ncl e t eq r m nt hat n ndi dua hal t e r t hr a o he a h at o s ft of te idiiu l i tewok lc y j1 1 ()i t idiiu l a no p rom e lh r aey oh rn vd asn h rpa e' 21 3b fhe n vd a cn t efr ' tejb sfl wi rao a ea c mmo ain,j 1 1 () Byrg lto teEEOC c riste h o aey t e s n bl c o d to 21 3a. e uain,h h are h dee eonese f rhe ,i alowi a e o rt sr en o apotnta wor rwih adia lt fns tp u t r n l ng n mplye o c e ut e il ke t s biiy n to l frrs ta h wo l p s t oh r i t wok a eb tfrrs o t j bt hso o ny o ik h t e ud o e o tes n he rplc u o ik n he o o i wn hea t ors f t aswel .... lh a e y l Ch vo US I . . h z b l5 U. 7 , (0 2 (u t g29C. R.j1 3 .5b)2 ) Th r i aç l e r n A.nc v Ec a a a, 36 S. 3 78 2 0 ) q oi n F. 6 01 ( (). ee s Ypi t a mongt fder a l ecoursrgar ng whi parybea st bur nofpr on t pr e eorlc ofa he e al ppelat t e di ch t r he de oof he es nc ak tie the t' Mc n i v Be tn 3 8F.d 14 ,1 5 (0hCi. 0 )(x miigtecrutsl a dplcng drc tra.' Ke ze . no , 8 3 3 2 3 4 1 t r20 4 e a nn h ic i pi n a i ' t t bud no teplitf e o e u d rtecru tn e) Th u htec ut o sn t cn smmayjd me t he re n h anif mply e n e h ic msa c s. o g h o r d e o g a t u r u g n ont sg ound,Dr Br nda slte e s ntal asere t Kemp wa adie tt ea,a durngt r eva tme hi r . a u' e tr s e ily s td hat s r c hr t nd i he el nt i fa not ngdipeldt as eton. r me hi s le hat s ri 8 No.12078, 3W L 931 2,a * Cçfarsrci i ba e upont rcommendainsof 1201 3 t 5 l e titon s s d he e to physc a ,t n i i notbas u n m yt orse e y saboutt dia e a doesnot ii ns he t s ed po hs t r ot pe he s bl d nd etbls apece i ofdia lt ' . sa ih r pton s biiy.' ) TheADA wasne ri e ve nt nded a asumblngbl k t t e r ieofcommon s ns ,a s t i oc o he xe c s e e nd t i e a tve pr es i ne t rf m ul i norhype t c m i a . Her ,K e p pr s nt d hi he nt r c i oc s s ihe or a c re l c l e m ee e s e o rwih alte t tsr y s sst thedoe no smpl ha adia lt butt the mpl ye t e tr ha tongl ugge t ha s t i y ve s biiy, ha ha a di a lt t ti pr e a i on t s foora t V ol pl nt The r c d d s os t t s s biiy ha s obl m tc he hop l t he vo a . e or i cl es ha Vol o pr ee d ca i l a ca e u l fo t tpoi t r s vet die ar t rt n v oc de utousy nd r f ly r m ha nt o e ol he lmm a he ha sm pl a om a i a l c l ng t tK e p wasunttf wor 5 U li a el , a t rc l ng i y ut tc ly onc udi ha m i or k. tm t y f e onc udi t tKe sc ton t e ti shi fo pr s eon t s p toorgi t r ndo ne sa ha mp' ondii i srct m r m e enc r he ho l ven he a m s nd m uliudeofha r pr e i t ts ti 'Dr Kaaz, heplntdoc o ,r c me d t t tt za ds es nt n ha e tng,' . t t a t r e om nde ha Ke puruel -em dia lt ( . 5, No.29- ) Theei nohi t tVol a td mp s ongtr s biiy. Br Ex. ECF 5. r s nt ha vo ce i ba f ih i t i e a tvepr e st t1d t t tco uson.I ed,t i e a tvepr e s n d at n he ntr c i oc s ha e o ha ncl i nde he ntr ci oc s i at wa sr t a e ry i t tpr s Dr Hi ss sedt na eoft doc o of s wo- y tee , nd a l n ha oce s . ne ugge t he m he t r oc upa ina m e c neKe s d c a ti t e ntt Ke di a e d wih Dr Hi s c to l dii mp houl ont c n he ve hat mp s gr e t . ne ' a s s m e t tKe sl velofvii m a i t af f rhi t wor i a i til s e s nt ha mp' e son de t ms e o m o k n n ndusra e r nvionme .Ke di no f l up, nd a t e oft da Ke p' a kno e d nt mp d t olow a t he nd he y, m s c wl dge i biiy t poi t ava an poston t two d a c moda ehi lm iai a f rwhih he na lt o nt o c t ii ha ul c om t s i t tons nd o c had s ni iy di notr s tf om V ol s f iur t e e or t d e ul r vo' a l e o ngag i t i e a tve pr e s e n he nt r c i oc s . 5I o poigVolo' moin frsmmayj d me tKe flda afd vtfo atetn n p sn v s to o u r u g n, mp i n fia i rm raig e opht l ol s,Dr Dani Fi sen. Dr Fi sei notd t heha e ham ogit . el nkelti . nkelt n e hat d xami d Kem pi J y2009a a i ne n ul nd gan i J y201 andt tKe p' co ton i snota om aialydiqualf hi fom a e pl e ,no doesi n ul 0, ha m s ndii i doe ut tc l s iy m r ny m oym nt r t a tmaial rn e hm u sf t b pe e tna id sra a dstig. .b trt rKe sa l yt fn to ) u o tc l e d r i n ae o e rsn i n n u til n et . (u ahe mp' bit o u cin y n i s ey i a i tils tng woul de ndon fc o si addii t hi vii s asM r Kemp' f la iywih afl n n ndusra eti d pe a t r n ton o s son, uch . s amiirt t hiwokc io me ta dtes ii o hi woke vrn n. ( f 1 2 ECFNo. 9 1 . Ho v rVov dd s r nvrn n n h obly f s r n io me t' Af. - , t ' 2 - 9) we e, lo i notia omaial 'diquaiyKe butr t rexa ne t wor e r tut tc ly' s lf mp, ahe mi d he k nvionme a t plnt nt t he a . A c or ngl , be a eKe p ne ri ntfedt Vol d i t c ii a tm epe i 6a wa hi c di y c us m ve de ii o vo urng he rtc l i rod, s s s b r e , p riu a v c n j bh c ul s fl p rom wihra o a ea c mmo ain t e u d n a a t lr a a t o e o d aey e fr t e s n bl c o d to ,h c c u t rn sVov s mmayj g n a t Ke sf i t a c mmo aecam. o r ga t lo u r ud me t s o mp' al o c o d t li me 1 11. The r cor bef e t c tpr e snone oft ha l a ksofs e eo ypi oroft e d or he our es nt he lm r t r t ng he c l u j tio igo aly l mp o e wi ads blt.Rahe,ta p a st a Vov wa al s et nn f o a e ly e t ia ii o s h y t r i p e r h t lo s sy i o smpl a al sf a we st rt c r umsa e i c r e Uli ae y,t t m ed r i y t os or ns r mde he ic tnc s t onfont d. tm tl i c l edt ought i e a tvepr e st ti c d notf s on ar as na e a c modai oncud hr he ntr c i oc s ha t oul a hi e o bl c om ton a s c s f l w or d t e lr t tK e p, isempl e,r cevedi a lt be ft . u nde nd uc e s uly ke o nsz e ha m t r oye e i s biiy ne is7 t cic s a s Vol i e tte t s mmayj d me t8 he r um t nce , vo s n ild o u r u g n. 6Asoft daeDr Ku t,Vol splntdoco ,co l d t Kemp s ds k l t r dia lt he t . z vo' a tr ncude hat houl ee ong-em s biiy be is eforst dicen as tbl a ommodain ha bee unde y f mor t n sxmont ,a Kemp ha neft, f t o s r uia e cc to d n rwa or e ha i hs nd d n v rie tfe av c n j bhewa cpa l o pefr n a dfrwhc heha snoiy A s i bev cn e e d niid a a to s a be f romig n o ih d e irt. ut l a a t a postonm us bei ntfe wihi ar s bl amountoftm e.Thei e a tvtpr s ne note t ndi tniel ii t de iid t n ea ona e i ntr c i oce s ed x e ndei t y. 1Vol cam st tK e p' r i ofERI a Soci Sec iy dia lt be is pr diaedast a e vo li ha m s ecept SA nd al urt sbiiy neft, e c t hey r onKemp' t aldia lt s d pr l hi unde t crumsa sfom cl mi t the wa qualfe t s ot s biiy, houl ecude m r he ic tnce r ai ng ha s iid o wor k. W he f c wih a pli ifspr vi s n sae ntas e tng <otldia lt 'ort lke t n a ed t antf e ous wor ttme s ri f a s biiy' he i , he t c rts ul r quiea e a ton ofa ap r n i nsse y wih t nec ssr el ou ho d e r n xplna i ny pa e t nco itnc t he e a y ement of s a ADA cam. To d fa s mmayj d me t t te pa ain mus b s fiin t warn a n li ee t u r u g n,ha x ln to t e u tce t o ra t ra o a lj rrsc ncu i ta, su n tet t o , rt plitf' g o -at b l f1,h e sn be u o ' o ldng h t as mig h nz f o he anifs o d fi ei te h h e e rirs e n,h plitf c udn n teesi efr tee snilfn to s' fh r o , t al à tme tte anif o l o eh ls d ro m h se t u cin 'o e j b wih e p a orwihou ç e onabl a ommodai ' t t t as r e cc ton.' Clv ln v P ivMa . vs Co n, 2 U. 7 5 8 7( 9 9.Bu a Fo t Cic tc ssil tae te e ea d . ol c mtS . r .5 6 S. 9 , 0 1 9 ) t s urh rui ae l rt,h us a o it a l i r uie adeaie t r f e mi ton oft fcma r co dt dee mi whehe t pli if ppr pra e nayss eq r s t ld t e ul xa nai ca he a l e r o tr ne t r he antf ha ofe e as ts a t y e anain f t appa e c r dito bewee t dia lt be ft applcain a d fr d a if cor xpl to or he r nt onta cin t n he s biiy neis i to nd teADA cam. EEOC v Grae BatMe . rI c. 7F. p' 6 , 3(t Ci. 01 ) seas EEOC v h li ' ' . e tr l. d Ct.n .47 Ap x 8 7 4h r 2 2 , e lo . . So - a' Mil.n . 1 F.d37 3 7 3 9 0(t Ci. 0 0, xv. n Moo sCo , 4 F.d 1 9 1 7 tweF l l lc 2 6 3 3, 7 , 7 -8 4h r2 0 )Fo Ge . tr p.2 7 3 6 , 7 m s (t Ci. 0 ) Thec utd e n trs isd cso o teis ea d c nsq e t fn siu n c sayt u e tk 4h r 2 01. o r o s o ett e iin n h su n , o e u nl id t n e e sr o nd ra e y, t a ysshe e. hat nal i r 8Kemp as cli st tV ol r t it a i thi . Theei not ng i t r cor beor t c tha lo am ha vo ealaed gans m r s hi n he e d f e he our t t rmotl s e ey upporst cl m ore f msaco rntt or a t he ai ven or hee he y bouti. t 10 EN TER : J ua y 24,201 an r 3. 7 . * z , . f x s . . ' z' . . X ' . .. . : z . ' w. ,e y jm t> u' . . UN I ' TED STATES DI STRI J CT UDGE 11
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