Court Finds Odor Sensitivity May Be Disability under ADAAA
It seems like even the most minor ailment can make an employee “disabled” under the ADA these days. For example, in 2010, the City of Detroit paid $100,000 to settle an accommodation claim raised by a “chemically sensitive” city worker who alleged that a coworker’s perfume and room deodorizer caused her to experience migraines, nausea and coughing. McBride v. City of Detroit, No. 2:07-cv-12794 (E.D. Mich. 2010). Last week, an...
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