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Carolyn Humphrey, an otherwise excellent employee, compiled a history of tardiness and absenteeism because of grooming and dressing rituals that took hours, sometimes all day.

Humphrey sued the Modesto hospital that fired her, claiming the obsessive trait that drove her relentless primping had not been accommodated, as required by the Americans With Disabilities Act.

The 11-year-old disabilities act was designed to assure, among other rights, equal employment opportunities for people with physical and mental impairments.

Humphrey's attorney, Jerome Budin, says her ritualistic behavior "is as much of a disability as a missing arm or leg and should be protected in the same fashion."

Under the ADA, a disability is any impairment that substantially hinders a major life activity. Attorneys for Modesto's Memorial Hospital argue that Humphrey is not disabled within the meaning of the statute. -Sacramento Bee-



  • compile: ÆíÁýÇÏ´Ù
  • tardiness: ´À¸², ´õµõ
  • absenteeism: °èȹÀû °á±Ù, Àå±â°á¼®
  • groom: vt. ¸öÂ÷¸²ÇÏ´Ù, n. ½Å¶û(bridegroom)
  • ritual: ÀǽÄÀûÀÎ Çà»ç, ÀǽÄÀÇ Çϳª
  • claiming: and she claimed
  • obsessive: µµ¸¦ Áö³ªÄ£, ÀÌ»óÇÒ Á¤µµÀÇ
  • trait: Ư»ö, Ư¡/relentless: °è¼ÓÀûÀ¸·Î ÀÜÀÎÇÑ, ³ÃȤÇÑ
  • primping: ¸Ú ºÎ¸®±â, ¸ö´ÜÀåÇϱâ
  • accommodate: (ȯÀÚ µî) ¼ö¿ëÇÏ´Ù
  • had not been accommodated: °ú°Å¿Ï·á¼öµ¿(¼ö¿ëµÇÁö ¾Ê¾Ò´Ù)
  • disability: ºÒ±¸, Àå¾Ö
  • impairment: ¼Õ»ó
  • substantially: ½ÇÁú»ó
  • hinder: ¹æÇØÇÏ´Ù
  • statute: ¹ý±Ô, ¼º¹®À²



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