WHITAKER v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN

No. 13-3735.

772 F.3d 802 (2014)

Joyce WHITAKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 25, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Walcheske , Attorney, Walcheske & Luzi, LLC, Brookfield, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James M. Carroll , Attorney, Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Paul D. Ramshaw , Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and ST. EVE, District Judge.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Joyce Whitaker brought this action against her former employer, Milwaukee County, alleging that she was discriminated against in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA" or "Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. She specifically alleged that her employer had failed to accommodate her disability by refusing to extend her period of medical leave, refusing to transfer her to another position, and then terminating her for reasons...

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