Case: Disability Discrimination/Qualified Individual (E.D. Wash.)

A Washington federal district court granted judgment as a matter of law to East Wenatchee Water District on disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Washington Law Against Discrimination brought by an employee with an unspecified disability, finding that the plaintiff was not a “qualified individual” as required under both laws because he could not perform the essential duties of the job with reasonable accommodations, and thereby overturning a $5,000,000 jury award for emotional harm damages.

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