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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Telecommuting

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Failure to Provide Employee With Private Office May Have Violated ADA Accommodation Requirements

Last week, we reported a federal appellate decision finding that an employee who insisted on working remotely failed to demonstrate a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because he would not consider alternative...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fourth Circuit Upholds Employer's Denial of Remote Work During Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic and afterwards, employers have faced a growing number of requests for remote work arrangements based on a medical disability. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to grant...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Is it Essential I Come Back to My Cubicle? Maybe.

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Seems like every other day we hear about some company calling employees back to the office. Some go better than others. I am not the first person to say this, but we’re entering and setting up camp in a new era of work....more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Telework In The New Normal: How Reasonable Is It?

Federal laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Rehabilitation Act, and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), and similar state laws require certain employers to provide reasonable accommodations for...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How Employers Can Navigate Return to Office as Workers Seek Remote Accommodations

Over the past two years, we have received an increasing number of inquiries from clients regarding their return to the office policies. While some workers object to the end of remote work due to lifestyle preferences, others...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Midwest Employers in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin Must Now Accommodate an Employee’s Transportation Issues Under the ADA??!!

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Employers in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin must now accommodate an employee’s work-schedule “if an employee's disability substantially interferes with his ability to travel to and from work … if commuting to work is a...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Reasonable accommodation for driving to the office? Are you kidding?

That's one way to get employers to allow remote work. We all know that employers with 15 or more employees are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act and may have to provide reasonable accommodations to allow...more

Troutman Pepper

Requests for Remote Work Accommodations Require Individualized Assessments

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As more employers are requiring their employees return to the workplace, a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Oross v. Kutztown University, suggests that employers should...more

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Fifth Circuit Weighs in for the First Time Since COVID-19 as to When Remote Work Can Be Reasonable Accommodation

Fifth Circuit precedent recognizes the “general consensus among courts” that regular, in-person work is an essential function of most jobs. Yet the continued viability of this premise has been in question, given the ability...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Remote Work Considerations In A Post-Pandemic World

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The federal government recently announced the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, and the three-year pandemic finally appears to be in our rearview mirror. Originally published in Law360 - June 1, 2023....more

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The Post-Pandemic Era of “Flexibility Fatigue” and ADA Implications: What Employers Need to Know When Making the Shift Back to the...

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Introduction - COVID-19 completely changed the way we grocery shop, the way we attend doctor’s appointments, and the way we work. Specifically, COVID-19 created a new era of remote work for both employers and employees....more

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Remote Work Employment Issues: A Conversation with David McManus and Emily DeSmedt

As part of our Spotlight series, we welcome David McManus, a partner in our New York office and the deputy leader of Morgan Lewis’s labor and employment practice, and Emily DeSmedt, a partner in our Princeton office, who...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 16

Vaccine mandates and return-to-work scenarios seem to be the hot topics of the day, and with all hot topics, along comes litigation. Along with litigation, comes serious discussions by employers and organizations about how...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Working from Home: A Reasonable Accommodation in a COVID-19 World

As noted in last week’s HR Legalist, as places of business are re-opening this Fall, employers should expect requests to continue working remotely, as working from home has become the new norm. Employers are not necessarily...more

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Tenth Circuit refuses to second-guess employer’s judgment in ADA accommodation case

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The ongoing pandemic has made telework much more common for many workplaces. As we begin to return to normalcy, employees may question whether they need to be physically present at work when telework has proven to be...more

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Mastering Remote Work: Does Returning to the Office Mean Bringing Pets to Work?

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With so much of the workforce going remote this past year, there has been a huge shift in the way many people view pet ownership. In fact, the national pet adoption rate jumped more than 30% at the beginning of the pandemic,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Calling All Teleworkers: Back To The office!

Here are some suggestions for making it painless. Although the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a feeling of "impending doom" about COVID-19, many employers are ready to get back to normal. ...more

Baker Donelson

Does Your State Require Employers to Foot the Bill for Employees' Remote Work Expenses?

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As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, several states and localities implemented shelter-in-place orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Consequently, many workforces were thrust into remote work models without adequate time...more

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Kindred at Home to Pay $160,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

ATLANTA – Gentiva Health Services, doing business as Kindred at Home, a provider of home health services including nursing and rehabilitation assistance, will pay $160,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How to Evaluate Employee Teleworking Requests

Last week, North Carolina entered into phase three of its COVID-19 reopening process. As more businesses try to resume normal operations, a number of clients have asked about employees who express continuing concerns over...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Kindred at Home Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Home Health Services Provider Placed Employee on Unpaid Leave After She Requested a Limited Period of Telework, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA – Gentiva Health Services, Inc. d/b/a Kindred at Home (“Kindred”), a provider...more

McGuireWoods LLP

EEOC Publishes New COVID-19 Teleworking Virus Screening Testing Guidance

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On Sept. 8, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 guidance, offering additional instruction regarding the potential clash between teleworking accommodation requests and office...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Pandemic Telework Does Not Create Presumptive Right to Telework Post-Pandemic According to EEOC

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Seyfarth Synopsis: With telework seeming like the new normal for many, employers and employees have been wondering whether pandemic telework will be seen as creating a presumptive right to post-pandemic telework as a...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The EEOC has provided “guidance” to telework and the ADA

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published guidance addressing various issues related to employment law and COVID-19. On September 8, 2020, the EEOC posted updates, which...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

[Webinar] Employment Law in the Time of COVID: Furloughs, Sick Leave, Telecommuting, & More - September 24th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

This seminar will examine workplace legal issues in the context of the ongoing COVID pandemic. A general overview of the following topics—and how they operate during the current public health crisis--will be discussed:...more

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