John Falstaff v. Paul Revere Furniture Company

This will allow you to determine the viability of an Employment Discrimination claim under the Americans with Disability Act ("ADA").

Before beginning this assignment, review the Concept Summaries and your notes from Chapter 12 (Employment Discrimination) of the textbook.

Next, study the Stipulated Facts, Case Law and Statutes in the Employment Discrimination: John Falstaff v. Paul Revere Furniture Company Business Law Simulation Exercise 2 ("Falstaff v. Revere").The Falstaff v. Revere Business Law Simulation is located immediately after Chapter 12 in the textbook, pg. 443.

• What are the requirements for a finding that an employee is "disabled" under the ADA?

• The 14^th circuit court in the Grindle case has specifically held that obesity is not a qualified disability. Why is the Falstaff v. Revere case different?Grindle is on page 446 of the textbook.

• Does Falstaff's impairment substantially limit a major life activity as described in the ADA? See the points of law and excerpts section of the Grindle case.

• In what way does the 2^nd Circuit Adams v. Salt River Master Carvers ("Adams") case support Falstaff's position? The Adams case is located on page 448 of textbook.

• Per the information in the points of law and excerpts sections of the Adams case, how do the disability requirements of the ADAAA differ from those of the ADA?