USCA 8th: Accomodation not ADA in Depression

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit ruled last week that an ADA plaintiff did not show that even with accommodation she was unable to perform the duties of her position because of her depression, and thus was not discriminated against within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act.In Burchett v. Target Corp. (08/13/03 - No. 02-3902), Burchett started working for Dayton's, a Target department store in 1973. She was laid off in 1995. In December 1996 she began working at Target in its distribution department and was given responsibility for maintaining electro...