Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rockwell International Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
243 F.3d 1012 · 2001
Citation profile
16 federal appellate · 3 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (§ 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12102 (§ 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
Relies on Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Karen Sutton Kimberly Hintons v. United Air Lines Inc · Murphy v. United Parcel Service, Inc. · Bolton v. Scrivner, Inc. · Davidson v. Midelfort Clinic, Ltd.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“29 C.F.R. sec. 1630.2(j)(3) (ii)(A)-(B). A”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“is not meant to require an onerous evidentiary showing.... [A]n individual [need not] identify the exact number of jobs using similar or dissimilar skills in a certain geographic area. Further, ... an individual [need not] count positions or otherwise present a precise number of jobs from which (s)he is disqualified because of an impairment. Instead, the reference to the “number and types” of jobs “only requirefs] the presentation of evidence of general employment demographics and/or of recognized occupational classifications that indicate the approximate number of jobs (e.g., ‘few,’ ‘many,’ ‘most’) from which an individual would be excluded because of an impairment.” Furthermore, in cases where it is clear that an individual is excluded from a class of jobs or a broad range of jobs in various classes, only minimal evidence will be required.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“a major life activity. Sutton v. United Airlines, Inc., 527 U.S. 471, 481 (1999). When the major life activity at issue is working, as it is in this case,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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