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Employee’s Social Security Disability Application Bars ADA Claim

An employee with a knee injury who sought Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits by claiming that he was totally disabled could not sue his employer for his discharge under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld summary judgment, finding his inability to work rendered him unprotected by the ADA.

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