Appellate Court Rulings in Disability Cases
| Case | Humphrey v. Memorial Hospitals |
| Cite | 239 F. 3d 1128 |
| Summary of Ruling | Employers have an affirmative duty under the American with Disabilities Act to explore arrangements to offer employees reasonable accommodations. |
| Case | Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett |
| Cite | 2001 Daily Journal, D.A.R. 1857 |
| Summary of Ruling | State employers cannot be sued under the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act. This case tends to indicate that state governmental entities are immune from the Federal Anti-Discrimination laws. |
| Case | Willis v. Pacific Maritime Association |
| Cite | 236 F.3d 1160 |
| Summary of Ruling | In considering whether or not a requested accommodation of a disable worker is "reasonable", the parties can consider whether or not the accommodation would violate a seniority system in a collective bargaining agreement between a union and the employer. |
| Case | PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin |
| Cite | 2001 D.J. D.A.R. 5217 |
| Summary of Ruling | A professional athlete, who is unable because of a physical disability to work the golf course, may use a golf cart, despite the fact that other golfers on the professional tour are not allowed to use carts. |
