Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit April 8, 1999, 98-1321 (Hugh M. Bailey v. Amsted Industries Inc., Doing Business as Griffin Pipe Products Company)

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Hugh M. Bailey was discharged by his employer, Griffin Pipe Products Company (Griffin Pipe), a division of Amsted Industries Inc ., after a large number of unexcused absences from work. Bailey sued Griffin Pipe for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.