Southeast ADA Center
2015
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Dee Russell was a city truck driver and was involved in an accident while on the job. Later, when the city added new type of truck to their fleet, anytime Russell drove one of the new trucks, he experienced flashbacks to his accident. He was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and requested an accommodation not to be assigned to that specific model truck. The accommodation was accepted by the city 28 days after it was requested. Russell brought suit against the city claiming they violated the ADA because they unreasonably delayed accepting his accommodation. The court said that a 28 day delay in accepting a requested accommodation was not unreasonable, nor a violation of the ADA.
https://adasoutheast.org/court-decisions/russell-v-city-of-tampa
Keywords: Americans with Disabilities Act, delay, employment, reasonable accommodation