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Some jobs just require heavy lifting—literally. And courts aren’t about to tell employers to rewrite essential duties just because someone asks fo
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an exception. TL;DR: An employee recovering from a disability asked to return to his old job, but he couldn’t meet the essential physical demands. The employer denied the request, offered extensive leave, and explored alternatives. The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment: the ADA doesn’t require eliminating core job functions or creating new
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le That Couldn’t Be Rebuilt The employee worked in a physically demanding maintenance role—performing mechanical repairs on