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Telecommuting Is Not a Reasonable Accommodation, Court Ultimately Finds
Allowing an employee to work four to five days per week from home is not a reasonable accommodation for most jobs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) after all. On April 10, 2015, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ultimate decision in EEOC v. Ford Motor Co., a case arising from Ford’s rejection of an employee’s request to work from home several days per week to accommodate her disability (irritable bowel syndrome). More
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Topics: Accommodation, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Telecommuting, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Court to Reconsider Its Decision that Telecommuting Is a Reasonable Accommodation
Allowing an employee to work from home four to five days per week might not be a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) after all. On August 29, 2014, in a rare move, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its earlier three-judge panel decision against Ford Motor Company. More
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Topics: Accommodation, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Telecommuting, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Telecommuting Might Be a Reasonable Accommodation
Allowing an employee to work four to five days per week from home may be required as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). More
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Topics: Accommodation, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Telecommuting