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

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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

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Kindred at Home Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

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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

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N.C. Federal Court Allows Former Employee’s Disability Claims to Proceed to Trial

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A North Carolina federal trial court recently denied an employer’s request to dismiss a former employee’s disability discrimination and retaliation claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The case provides a...more

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Sixth Circuit Holds Telecommuting May Be Reasonable Accommodation

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On February 21, 2018, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held an attorney could perform the essential functions of her job while working remotely for a ten-week period. As a result, when the employer refused to permit the...more

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Fifth Circuit Holds Reporting to Work Regularly is Essential Function of Attorney’s Job Under the ADA

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In a decision that will provide some solace to employers asked to permit remote work as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently...more

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Fifth Circuit Says Regular Attendance at Work is an Essential Function of Most Jobs

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent win for employers, the Fifth Circuit clarified that opened-ended or unlimited requests to work from home are unreasonable under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and may be rejected...more

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Seventh Circuit Affirms FMLA Retaliation Claim Based on Employer Ending Home Working Arrangement

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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not require employers to agree to allow employees to work from home based on medical restrictions. The Americans with Disabilities Act may require employers to provide such...more

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Employment Law Commentary -- Volume 25, No. 2 -- February 2013: Is Working from Home a Reasonable Accommodation? “Rarely.”

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Modern technology is challenging our conception of the traditional workplace, especially in the service and information sectors. Remote network connections, online videoconferencing, portable Web-enabled devices, and other...more

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D.O.E. Technologies and doeLegal Will Pay $130,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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Hard-of-Hearing Employee Fired for Requesting Accommodations, Federal Agency Charged - WILMINGTON, Del. - D.O.E. Technologies, Inc. and a related company, doeLegal, LLC will pay $130,000 and furnish other relief to...more

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