Opinion ID: 848724
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Heading: the appropriate burden of proof

Text: With respect to which party bears the burden of proving the essential nature of the disputed essential functions, the majority finds persuasive the analysis of a federal district court. It disregards rulings by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that the burden is on the employer. See Monette v. Electronic Data Sys. Corp., 90 F.3d 1173, 1179-1180, 1184-1185 (C.A.6, 1996), and Hamlin v. Charter Twp. of Flint, 165 F.3d 426, 429-431 (C.A.6, 1999). I find the Sixth Circuit analysis more soundly grounded in the EEOC's Interpretive Guidelines and more compelling.