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Summary judgment granted for employer. Court found plaintiff failed to establish she could perform essential job functions while working remotely, fatal to all disability discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation claims under ADA, ADEA, and PHRA.
Summary of Galette v. Avenue 365 Lending Services LLC
What Happened
An employee sued Avenue 365 Lending Services, claiming she was treated unfairly because of her disability or age, and was fired in retaliation after asking for workplace accommodations. She argued the company should have let her work remotely to perform her job duties.
What the Court Decided
The court sided with the employer. The judge ruled that the employee failed to prove she could actually do her essential job responsibilities, even while working from home. Since the employee couldn't demonstrate she could perform the core functions of her position remotely, her discrimination and retaliation claims all fell apart.
Why This Matters
This ruling shows that courts don't always require employers to grant remote work as an accommodation for disability or age-related issues. To win a discrimination case, workers must prove they can genuinely perform their job's main duties under any proposed arrangement. Simply requesting remote work isn't enough—you need evidence that you can actually do the work that way.
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