No. 18-1047

Crystal Wade v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: disability-discrimination employment-law indefinite-leave medical-leave prima-facie-case qualified-individual reasonable-accommodation rehabilitation-act workers-compensation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court of appeals ruling that denied a request for indefinite medical leave as a reasonable accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act undermines the ability to establish a prima facie case of discrimination

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does a United States Court of Appeals ruling which affirmed the per se requirements of Wood v. Green, 323 F.3d 1309, 1314 (11th Cir, 2003), and which denied that Petitioner’s request to her employer for indefinite leave to seek medical treatment was a_ reasonable accommodation, and thus determined that Petitioner was not a qualified individual under the Rehabilitation Act, undermine the very ability of a victim to establish a prima facie case of discrimination, and in the process thwart the intended protections of the Rehabilitation Act in the process.

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-20
Waiver of right of respondent Florida Department of Juvenile Justice to respond filed.
2018-11-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2019)

Attorneys

Crystal Wade
Crystal Wade — Petitioner
Crystal Wade — Petitioner
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Thomas R. ThompsonThompson, Crawford & Smiley, P.A., Respondent
Thomas R. ThompsonThompson, Crawford & Smiley, P.A., Respondent