U.S. District Court Grants Costco Summary Judgment After Finding it Did Need to Create a Modified Light Duty Position as an Accommodation

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On 1/3/25, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted Costco's summary judgment , dismissing an injured worker’s complaint of wrongful termination and violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).  The Court found that Costco had engaged in a timely good faith interactive process to accommodate the alleged disability a worker suffered from an industrial shoulder injury. The worker had a 10 lb. lifting restriction, preventing her from stocking, but the court said that FEHA does not require employers to create modified light-duty positions as an accommodation:

https://www.businessinsurance.com/federal-court-dismisses-wrongful-termination-feha-violation-claim/
https://casetext.com/case/zamora-v-costco-wholesale-corp-1


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