Case: Disability Discrimination/Failure to Accommodate (S.D. Fla.)

A federal district court granted Akima Global Services LLC’s motion for summary judgment on claims of discrimination and failure to accommodate under the Florida Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act, and the Rehabilitation Act, of a terminated detention officer who alleged she was denied a reasonable accommodation and extended leave related to her back pain. She wasn’t a qualified individual under the ADA because she couldn’t meet the physical or attendance requirements of her job and thus, couldn’t proceed with her claims, the court said. Moreover, despite Akima giving her over 400 additional hours ...