Samper v. Providence St. Vincent Med. Ctr., 675 F.3d 1233 (9th Cir. 2012)

Monika Samper, a neo-natal intensive care unit nurse, sought an accommodation from the hospital where she was employed that would have allowed her an unspecified number of unplanned absences from work. She wanted to opt out of Providence’s attendance policy, which permitted five unplanned absences of unlimited duration and other