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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Whitney denies in part Wells Fargo’s motion for summary judgment on allegations of ADA violations brought by a former senior sales securities manager the bank laid off during the Covid-19 pandemic. The manager relocated from Los Angeles to Charlotte during the pandemic and requested a work-from-home accommodation, as he was concerned the new office’s bathroom set up would not be able feasible for him. The bank began layoffs after losing money during the pandemic and claims that because the manager’s annual salary, at $2.6 million, was the highest of all managers at that office, it needed to lay him off. The manager claims the bank discriminated against him because of his disability. Because there is still a genuine dispute of fact concerning whether and how the bank discriminated against the manager, summary judgment is denied and the manager’s claims survive.