The Milwaukee office of the EEOC brought this action in the United States District Court for the Eastern of Wisconsin, against Magnetek Inc. d/b/a Drives & Systems. The complaint, filed in September 2002, alleged disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Specifically, the charging party alleged that Defendant regarded her as having a disability (carpel tunnel syndrome) and this belief motivated its employment decisions. In October 2002 the charging party intervened.

In November 2003, Defendant moved for summary judgment, and, after some discovery, the motion was granted in September 2004 on the grounds that even if the facts relied on upon by the EEOC were considered, the EEOC would not have presented enough evidence upon which a jury could reasonably infer that the Defendant had regarded the charging party as disabled.

Kevin Wilemon - 06/05/2007


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