Wells Fargo Gets Disability Suit Over Covid-19 Risk Dismissed – Bloomberg Law

A former Wells Fargo Bank employee who claimed her accommodation request was denied by her supervisor had her case dismissed with prejudice.

The risk of exposure or risk of future disability isn’t an impairment under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Magistrate Judge Laura Fashing wrote for the US District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Britney Tucker had been approved for leave in January 2020 due to post-traumatic stress disorder. When she was scheduled to return, she requested an accommodation that would allow her to keep her job while remaining at home because she hadn’t been in the office …