USCA 7th: Accommodation Request Can't Merely be Rejected

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that summary judgment is inappropriate where evidence showing that the employer was responsible for a breakdown in the accommodation negotiation process exists. In EEOC v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., No. 04-2222, 08/10/2005, Judith Keane, a sales associate for Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Sears), suffered from right leg numbness. Keane's condition precluded her from walking long distances without extreme discomfort. Although Sears initially made slight accommodations for Keane, such as allowing her to eat lunch in a stockroom, take a shortcut thro...