No. 20-1224
O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC, dba O'Reilly Auto Parts v. Brian Bell
Tags: ada americans-with-disabilities-act civil-rights disability disability-rights employment employment-discrimination essential-functions essential-job-functions first-circuit reasonable-accommodation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity EmploymentDiscrimina
SocialSecurity EmploymentDiscrimina
Latest Conference:
2021-06-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the ADA require employers to provide accommodations to employees who do not need them?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to permit employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs. Here, the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held an employee can establish a claim for failure to accommodate even if they can perform their job without accommodation. The Question Presented is: Does the ADA require employers to provide accommodations to employees who do not need them?
Docket Entries
2021-06-14
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
2021-05-19
Reply of petitioner O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC filed.
2021-05-10
Brief of respondent Brian Bell in opposition filed.
2021-03-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 10, 2021.
2021-03-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 5, 2021 to May 10, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-03-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2021)
Attorneys
Brian Bell
Allan Keith Townsend — Employee Rights Group, Respondent
Allan Keith Townsend — Employee Rights Group, Respondent
O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC
John Marcher Morris — Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, Petitioner
John Marcher Morris — Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, Petitioner