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failure to accommodate claim in Washington

8 Washington opinions name it 1 courts 2013–2025 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Washington courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Steele v. Lundgrengreen
washctapp · 1999 · cited in 1 Washington opinions naming this issue, 2015–2015
1 sentence

2015See Steel v. Lundoreen. [ 96 Wn.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (2)

CaseNegativeCited
Hill v. BCTI Income Fund-Igreen
wash · 2001 · cited in 1 Washington opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019To prevail on a failure to accommodate claim, an employee must prove “that (1) the employee had a sensory, mental, or physical abnormality that substantially limited his or her ability to perform the job; (2) the employee was qualified to perform the essential functions of the job in question; (3) the employee gave the employer notice of the abnormality and its accompanying substantial limitations; and (4) upon notice, the employer failed to affirmatively adopt measures that were available to the employer and medically necessary to accommodate the abnormality.” Davis v. Microsoft Corp., 149 Wn

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Hill v. BCTI Income Fund-Igreen
wash · 2001 · cited in 1 Washington opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019To prevail on a failure to accommodate claim, an employee must prove “that (1) the employee had a sensory, mental, or physical abnormality that substantially limited his or her ability to perform the job; (2) the employee was qualified to perform the essential functions of the job in question; (3) the employee gave the employer notice of the abnormality and its accompanying substantial limitations; and (4) upon notice, the employer failed to affirmatively adopt measures that were available to the employer and medically necessary to accommodate the abnormality.” Davis v. Microsoft Corp., 149 Wn

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Also cited on this issue (8)

CaseCitedYears
Davis v. Microsoft Corp. green
wash · 2003
2 sentences

2025Davis v. Microsoft Corp., 149 Wn.2d 521, 532 , 70 P.3d 126 (2003) (emphasis in original).

2019To prevail on a failure to accommodate claim, an employee must prove “that (1) the employee had a sensory, mental, or physical abnormality that substantially limited his or her ability to perform the job; (2) the employee was qualified to perform the essential functions of the job in question; (3) the employee gave the employer notice of the abnormality and its accompanying substantial limitations; and (4) upon notice, the employer failed to affirmatively adopt measures that were available to the employer and medically necessary to accommodate the abnormality.” Davis v. Microsoft Corp., 149 Wn

22019–2025
Davis v. Microsoft Corp. green
wash · 2003
2 sentences

2025Davis v. Microsoft Corp., 149 Wn.2d 521, 532 , 70 P.3d 126 (2003) (emphasis in original).

2019To prevail on a failure to accommodate claim, an employee must prove “that (1) the employee had a sensory, mental, or physical abnormality that substantially limited his or her ability to perform the job; (2) the employee was qualified to perform the essential functions of the job in question; (3) the employee gave the employer notice of the abnormality and its accompanying substantial limitations; and (4) upon notice, the employer failed to affirmatively adopt measures that were available to the employer and medically necessary to accommodate the abnormality.” Davis v. Microsoft Corp., 149 Wn

22019–2025
Riehl v. Foodmaker, Inc. green
wash · 2004
1 sentence

2020Riehl v. Foodmaker, Inc., 152 Wn.2d 138, 145 , 94 P.3d 930 (2004), abrogated on other grounds by Mikkelsen v. Pub.

12020–2020
Riehl v. Foodmaker, Inc. green
wash · 2004
1 sentence

2020Riehl v. Foodmaker, Inc., 152 Wn.2d 138, 145 , 94 P.3d 930 (2004), abrogated on other grounds by Mikkelsen v. Pub.

12020–2020
Sommer v. Department of Social & Health Services green
washctapp · 2001
1 sentence

2017According to those unchallenged instructions, Washington had the burden to prove the following factors: (1) That he had an impairment that is medically recognizable r diagnosable or exists as a record or history; and (2) That either (a) he gave Group Health Cooperative notice of the impairment; or (b) no notice was required to be given because Group Health Cooperative knew about his impairment; and 25 Sommer v. Dep't of Soc. and Health Servs., 104 Wn.

12017–2017
Johnson v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. green
washctapp · 2010
1 sentence

2015Johnson v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 159 Wn.

12015–2015
Albright v. State green
washctapp · 1992
1 sentence

2013Albright v. State. 65 Wn.

12013–2013
Joy v. Department of Labor & Industries green
washctapp · 2012
1 sentence

2013Joy v. Dep’t of Labor & Indus., 170 Wn.

12013–2013

Statutes the citing opinions construe

WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 49.60.180 (6) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 2.06.040 (3) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 49.60.030 (3) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 49.60.040 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 46 (2007–2026) NJ 14 (2008–2025) TX 13 (2006–2026) WA 8 (2013–2025) OH 5 (2016–2026) MD 3 (2015–2023) MI 2 (2019–2024) CT 2 (2025–2025) IN 2 (2020–2020) PA 2 (2020–2022) DC 2 (2009–2017) IA 2 (2018–2021) NY 2 (2010–2019)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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