Case: Disability Discrimination/Qualified Individual (N.D. Ind.)

May 18, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC

An Indiana federal district court granted summary judgment to Bimbo Bakeries Group on Americans with Disabilities Act claims by a production technician with chronic back pain and lumbar spinal stenosis who was terminated after requesting accommodation to work 8-hour instead of 12-hour shifts, ruling that he failed to establish he was a qualified individual with a disability because his condition didn’t substantially limit a major life activity.

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