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Fifth Circuit Finds Telecommuting Not Reasonable for Accommodation for Litigation Attorney

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Contrary to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) position discussed in last week’s EmployNews, federal courts continue to allow employers to require employees to actually come to work. Last month, the Fifth...more

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EEOC Sues Mobile Destination For Disability Discrimination

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Mobile Phone Retailer's Management Withdrew Job Offer to Salesman Because He Uses a Wheelchair, Federal Agency Charges - HOUSTON - Mobile Destination, Inc., a mobile phone retailer which operates 30 Verizon Wireless...more

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Advances in technology require another look at telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation

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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals revived an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) suit brought on behalf of an ex-Ford Motor Company worker, showing that courts are warming to telecommuting as an ADA accommodation. As a...more

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