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Remote Working Essential Functions Failure to Accommodate

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Indefinite Remote Work Isn’t a Reasonable Accommodation When In-Office Presence Is Essential Job Function, Federal Court Rules

On October 17, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas entered summary judgment in favor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, as representative of the Kansas City Board of Public...more

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Eleventh Circuit Continues Trend in Finding Teachers Must Be Able to Work in Person

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a number of federal court decisions involving disability discrimination claims from teachers who requested full-time remote work as an accommodation for compromised immune systems or other...more

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