Case: Disability Discrimination/Failure to Accommodate (N.D. Ill.)

Cook County Sheriff’s Office is granted summary judgment on a diabetic court services deputy sheriff’s failure to accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, after the office approved him for unpaid leave during the Covid-19 pandemic instead of returning him to work, as his essential job functions require potential physical proximity to others, and prevent strict separation from symptomatic persons, and no accommodation satisfies his medical restrictions, a federal court ruled.