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federal appellate court recently ruled that a university did not have to accommodate the disability of a professor seeking tenure by relaxing the tenure requirements or giving her a second chance to satisfy them.
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t’s a reminder that employers can require individuals to perform the essential functions of the job and can refuse to promote (or hire) individuals who cannot meet the position’s requir
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ents. In this case, the plaintiff, who had been a high-performing professor, suffered a traumatic brain injury. Even with accommodations from the defendant, the plaintiff’s performance declined. When she was eligible for tenure, some of her