reasonable accommodation
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 432 U.S. 63 - Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison · 1977Most cited · 1,550 citing opinions
that an employer must deny the shift and job preference of some employees, as well as deprive them of their contractual rights, in order to accommodate or prefer the religious needs of others, and we conclude that Title VII does not require an employer to go that far.
How the Supreme Court has restated “reasonable accommodation”
Each Supreme Court definition of “reasonable accommodation,” sized by how often later courts cited it. “Change” is measured by wording overlap with earlier definitions — a rough signal, not a semantic judgment.
How often courts cite the cases defining “reasonable accommodation”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “reasonable accommodation” — 2,515 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 3 definitions, chronological · 1977–2002
only "effective accommodation," authorizing a court to consider the requested accommodation's ability to meet an individual's disability-related needs, and nothing more.
reassignment to a vacant position." § 12111(9)(B).