Case: Disability Discrimination/Reasonable Accommodation (W.D. Tenn.)

May 11, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC

A Tennessee federal district court denied summary judgment to Shelby County on Americans with Disabilities Act claims by a deputy jailer with severe allergic reactions and asthma triggered by cleaning chemicals who requested job transfers to avoid chemical exposure, finding genuine issues of material fact regarding whether she requested reassignment to open positions that could qualify as reasonable accommodations and whether she engaged in the required interactive process.

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