Albertson's, Inc. v. Kirkingburg

Albertson's (defendant) fired truck driver Kirkingburg (plaintiff) after learning he no longer met the Department of Transportation's basic vision standard for commercial drivers, even though the DoT had recently begun an experimental waiver program letting some drivers who failed the basic standard still qualify. Kirkingburg sued under the ADA, and the court of appeals held Albertson's had to individually assess whether a reasonable accommodation, like the DoT waiver, would let him keep his job rather than simply relying on the basic standard.