The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that an employer’s single incident of failing to accommodate an employee’s disability sufficed to constitute a violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, regardless of the employer’s prior history of reasonable and successful accommodation.
Albertson’s, LLC, store employee A.M. had a medical condition which necessitated both her regular consumption of large quantities of water and her frequent urination. A.M. advised the store that she needed both to have water with her at all times and to go to the bathroom frequently, sometimes as often as every 45 minutes. The store managers made arrangements to accommodate both of these needs. From January 2004 until February 2005, A.M.’s needs were accommodated without incident.
