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By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
November 01, 2004

Mechanic Trainee Not an Employee for Purposes of Obtaining Relief Under ADA

The Fifth Circuit has held that the student of an automotive mechanical school who had dyslexia and attention deficit disorder lacked standing to bring an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) employment discrimination suit against the school where he was not in an employment relationship with either the school or the automotive manufacturer who provided funding for and developed the admissions policies and curriculum for the school. Brennan v. Mercedes Benz USA, 2004 WL 2224473 (Oct. 5, 2004).

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