EEOC v. Stowe-Pharr Mills, Inc., 216 F.3d 373 (4th Cir. 2000)

EEOC v. Stowe-Pharr Mills, Inc., 216 F.3d 373 (4th Cir. 2000)

Reversing summary judgment for employer in suit brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act; in spite of plaintiff’s statement in Social Security Disability Insurance application about her inability to work, the Commission was not estopped from asserting that plaintiff was a qualified individual with a disability, i.e. that she could perform the job’s essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Caren I. Friedman, Partner