Case: Disability Discrimination/Constructive Discharge (S.D. Ala.)

An Alabama federal court granted summary judgment to AM/NS Calvert LLC on a human resources representative’s Americans with Disabilities Act interference claim alleging that she was subjected to an increased workload and heightened scrutiny, and placed on a performance improvement plan after requesting accommodations related to her IBS-D and side effects from various surgeries. The representative failed to show that the alleged adverse actions were severe enough to dissuade her from seeking ADA-protected accommodations, the court said. Further, there was no evidence that her placement on a PIP was motivated by her accommodation requests—which included wearing a splint and moving ...