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Pam Huber v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Equal Employment Advisory Council National Chamber Litigation Center, Amici on Behalf Of Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: An employer with a policy of hiring the most qualified applicant denied a vacant position to a qualified disabled employee in favor of a more qualified non-disabled applicant. The court held this did not violate the ADA’s reasonable accommodation requirement.
Legal Significance: Establishes in the Eighth Circuit that the ADA’s reasonable accommodation of “reassignment” does not require an employer to abandon a legitimate, non-discriminatory policy of hiring the most qualified candidate, thus rejecting a mandatory preference for disabled employees.
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
Pam Huber, an employee at Wal-Mart, sustained a permanent injury that qualified as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The injury prevented her from performing the essential functions of her job as an order filler. Huber sought reassignment to a vacant router position as a reasonable accommodation. The parties stipulated that the router position was an equivalent position for which Huber was qualified. However, Wal-Mart maintained a company-wide, non-discriminatory policy of hiring the most qualified applicant for all vacant positions. Pursuant to this policy, Wal-Mart required Huber to compete for the router position. Wal-Mart ultimately hired a non-disabled applicant, whom the parties stipulated was the most qualified candidate. Huber was subsequently placed in a lower-paying maintenance associate position. Huber sued Wal-Mart, alleging that its failure to automatically reassign her to the router position violated the ADA’s reasonable accommodation provision. The district court granted summary judgment for Huber, and Wal-Mart appealed.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require an employer to reassign a qualified disabled employee to a vacant position as a reasonable accommodation, even when another applicant is more qualified and the employer has a legitimate, non-discriminatory policy of hiring the most qualified candidate?
No. The court reversed the district court’s judgment. The ADA is a Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum
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Legal Issue
Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require an employer to reassign a qualified disabled employee to a vacant position as a reasonable accommodation, even when another applicant is more qualified and the employer has a legitimate, non-discriminatory policy of hiring the most qualified candidate?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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Flash Summary
- The ADA does not require an employer to reassign a disabled