Whitlock v. Mac-Gray, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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9 federal appellate · 6 district ·

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1. “An individual is substantially limited in working if the individual is significantly restricted in the ability to perform a class or jobs or a broad range of jobs in various classes, when compared with the ability of the average person with comparable qualifications to perform those same jobs. For example, an individual who has a back condition that prevents the individual from performing any heavy labor job would be substantially limited in the major life activity of working because the individual’s impairment eliminates his or her ability to perform a class of jobs. This would be even so if the individual were able to perform jobs in any other class, e.g., the class of semiskilled jobs. Similarly, suppose an individual has an allergy to a substance found in most high rise office buildings, but seldom found elsewhere, that makes breathing extremely difficult. Since this individual would be substantially limited in the ability to perform the broad range of jobs in various classes that are conducted in high rise office buildings within the geographical area to which he or she has reasonable access, he or she would be substantially limited in working.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 463 F. Supp. 2d 163 - Ruiz Rivera v. Pfizer Pharmaceutical LLC