Case: Disability Discrimination/Reasonable Accommodation (C.D. Cal.)

A California federal district court granted summary judgment to Customs and Border Patrol on a Rehabilitation Act claim brought by an environmental protection specialist with severe hearing loss who alleged disability discrimination when denied a private office accommodation after transferring locations, finding that CBP offered reasonable alternative accommodations—a cubicle with visual fire alarm access and telework options—and she failed to demonstrate that discrimination motivated the employer’s actions or that the alternatives were inadequate.

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