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WHITBECK v. VITAL SIGNS, INC.

No. 96-7193.

116 F.3d 588 (1997)

Beverly A. WHITBECK, Appellant, v. VITAL SIGNS, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 20, 1997

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Kane, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellant. With him on the briefs were Vicki G. Golden and David R. Cashdan.

Lisa S. Grosskreutz, Morristown, NJ, argued the cause, for appellee. With her on the briefs were Pamela J. Moore, Morristown, NJ, and Joseph P. Harkins, Washington, DC.

Robert J. Gregory, Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, argued the cause, for amicus curiae Equal Opportunity Employment Commission. With him on the brief were C. Gregory Stewart, General Counsel, Louisville, KY, J. Ray Terry, Jr., Deputy General Counsel, Memphis, TN, and Vincent J. Blackwood, Assistant General Counsel, Washington, DC.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WALD and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

In this suit under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act, appellant alleges that her employer denied her reasonable accommodation and discharged her because of her disability. Finding her claim barred by her receipt of disability benefits and her requested reasonable accommodation not required by the Act, the magistrate judge entered summary judgment for her employer. We reverse. The receipt of disability benefits does not bar a Human Rights...

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