A federal district court granted summary judgment to Amazon.com Services LLC on Americans with Disabilities Act and Illinois Human Rights Act claims by a fulfillment associate with a foot injury preventing him from wearing protective footwear, ruling that he received informal accommodation initially, later caused a breakdown in the interactive process by rejecting custom shoes, and his termination was for legitimate job abandonment reasons with no evidence of discriminatory pretext.
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