Dianne Hoover, Respondent v. Norwest Private Mortgage Banking, a Division of Norwest Funding, Inc.…

Summary

The court held that Hoover presented genuine issues of material fact on her disability-discharge, reasonable-accommodation, and reprisal claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act. The evidence could support findings that her fibromyalgia materially limited her ability to work, that Norwest knew of her disability and need for processing support, and that Norwest's stated compliance rationale was pretextual. The court affirmed the reinstatement of the discriminatory-discharge claim, reversed dismissal of the accommodation and reprisal claims, and remanded for further proceedings.