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Telecommuting Reasonable Accommodation Employee Rights

Telecommuting is an employment relationship whereby employees do not commute to a central office location, but instead work remotely using technology to communicate and share information with colleagues and... more +
Telecommuting is an employment relationship whereby employees do not commute to a central office location, but instead work remotely using technology to communicate and share information with colleagues and employers. Telecommuting arrangements often vary depending on the workplace. In some arrangements, employees may never come into a central office. While in others, employees may only telecommute a few days per week or month.  Telecommuting can lead to greater employee satisfaction and productivity; however, some employers may find that working frequently outside the office diminishes team building and brainstorming. In addition, allowing telecommuting may implicate certain workplace legal issues.  less -
Jaburg Wilk

Everything Employers and Employees Need to Know When an Employee Feels Unsafe Returning to Work Due to COVID

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Many employees are concerned about returning to work due to COVID-19. Employers need to be prepared for their employee’s requests. They will want to treat their employees fairly and also minimize their liability. There are...more

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Employers May Now Have To Provide Employees With The Added Comfort Of Working From Home

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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has put employers on notice that they may need to accommodate employees with disabilities by allowing them to work remotely from home, forcing employers to reconsider whether a physical...more

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Is Telecommuting a More ‘Reasonable’ Accommodation Under the ADA?

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On April 22, 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in EEOC v. Ford Motor Company reviewed whether a telecommuting arrangement could be a reasonable accommodation for an employee suffering from a debilitating disability....more

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Telecommuting: A New Trend of Reasonable Accommodation?

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Technology has transformed the workplace in almost every industry. The use of cellphones, laptops, tablets, videoconferencing and other electronic media has, in many cases, torn down the walls of traditional offices, and...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Can Telecommuting Be A Reasonable Accommodation Under The ADA?

Last month, in EEOC v. Ford Motor Company, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan) held for the first time that employers may be required to permit employees to telecommute as a...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Working From Home May Be A Reasonable Accommodation Under ADA, 6th Circuit Rules

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that an employer reasonably accommodate an employee with a disability unless the proposed accommodation would impose an undue hardship....more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Telecommuting & the Modern Workplace Under the ADA: Sixth Circuit Redefines Workplace and Expands Reasonable Accommodation...

In the context of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the workplace and an employer’s brick-and-mortar location are no longer synonymous. Although courts vary with respect to telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation...more

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Sixth Circuit Opens Floodgates on Telecommuting as a Reasonable Accommodation

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In Quentin Tarantino's classic film, "Pulp Fiction," two hitmen, Jules and Vincent (played by Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta), find themselves in a farcical and escalating "mess" – requiring the advice of a "fixer" known...more

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