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Connecticut Court Says Employers Don't Have to Permit Remote Work if It Would Eliminate an Essential Job Function

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Real World Impact: The Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled that, as a matter of law, full-time remote work is not a reasonable accommodation if it eliminates an essential function of an employee’s job that must be performed...more

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Fourth Circuit Says Extended Absence for Post-Partum Depression Unreasonable Under ADA

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In some situations, employees undergoing serious medical issues request accommodations that would require extensive time away from work or major modifications to their job duties. ...more

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Evaluating Remote Work as a Reasonable Accommodation

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With many employers contemplating return-to-work directives and many employees seeking and/or needing an accommodation to continue remote work arrangements, employers must be mindful of their obligations under the Americans...more

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

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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

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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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Remote Work Accommodation Requests in a Post-COVID World: How “Essential” is the Office Anyway?

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After nearly two years of having the flexibility to work from home, it’s not hard to understand why many employees are reluctant to return to the “old ways” of business casual attire, hour-long commutes, and five days per...more

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Change in job duties may necessitate change in ADA accommodation

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It was a close call, but a court recently denied an employee’s Americans with Disabilities Act claim that her employer had improperly refused a request to continue working from home as an accommodation. With the growth of...more

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Close Call: American Airlines Wins ADA Case by One Vote, but the Warning Signals for Employers are Loud and Clear

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a 2-1 decision in Bilinsky v American Airlines, Inc., 2019 WL 2610944 (7th Cir. June 26, 2019), the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed American Airlines’ summary judgment win against a former employee who...more

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