Case: Disability Discrimination/Reasonable Accommodation (M.D. Ala.)

An Alabama federal district court denied Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama’s motion to dismiss Americans with Disabilities Act discrimination and retaliation claims brought by a former engine department worker with lupus, PTSD, anxiety, and depression who alleged she was terminated after requesting accommodations for a quieter work environment and relief from rotating work weeks, finding her complaint adequately stated claims despite alleged pleading deficiencies, while granting dismissal of her Title VII of the Civil Rights Act retaliation claim for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

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