Split 11th Circuit Finds Costco’s Devices, Training Were Sufficient For Deaf Worker

Mealey's (July 8, 2020, 3:36 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A warehouse club chain appropriately responded to communication issues raised by a deaf employee when it installed two communication devices in the warehouse where she worked and provided deaf-culture training, a divided 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled July 6, affirming the trial court’s judgment after a jury returned a verdict for the employee on her failure to accommodate claim (Christine D’Onofrio v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, No. 19-10663, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 20869)....