News Notes: ADA Doesn’t Require Transfer To New Boss To Reduce Stress

A new court decision says the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) doesn’t require you to transfer an employee because of a bad working relationship with a supervisor. Sherrylen Weiler, a Household Finance Corp. manager, claimed she became disabled by depression, stress and anxiety following a performance review in which her supervisor raised his voice and became defensive. The company rejected her request to be assigned to a new boss as a reasonable accommodation. Backing the company’s decision, a federal Court of Appeal found Weiler wasn’t disabled because she admitted she could perform the job, just not under that supervisor. The court said inability to work with a particular individual doesn’t qualify an employee for ADA protection.