Discrimination Cases

The plaintiff appealed from the trial court's judgment for the defendant, rendered following its grant of the defendant's motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff's complaint alleging, inter alia, employment discrimination based on disability. The plaintiff claimed that the court improperly concluded that a genuine issue of material fact did not exist with respect to her claims. Held: The trial court properly rendered summary judgment for the defendant, as the evidence, even when viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, was insufficient to create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the plaintiff's position, at the time of her hiring, required some measure of in person work in the office, and the same evidence also established, as a matter of law, that the plaintiff's proposed accommodation to work entirely from home was not reasonable because that accommodation would elimi- nate an essential job function. Argued November 12, 2024—officially released July 1, 2025