Brooks v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Mathews v. Eldridge · Richardson v. Perales · Consolidated Edison Co of New York v. National Labor Relations Board · Bank Leumi Le-Israel v. Lee · Walker v. Bowen
Most-quoted passages
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“1. The actual functional demands and job duties of a particular past relevant job; or, 2. The functional demands and job duties of the occupation as generally required by employers throughout the national economy.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Stetler v. Shalala
How this case has been treated — in progress
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