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#WorkforceWednesday: Remote Work and Disability Discrimination: What Employers Need to Know
A recent federal ruling clarified that denying a request for full-time remote work as a disability accommodation does not, by itself, constitute discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or the Rehabilitation Act.
Key Takeaways for Employers
Interactive Process: Employers must engage in a documented, good-faith interactive process and consider reasonable alternative accommodations when evaluating remote-work requests.
Essential Functions: Employers may require in-person attendance where it is essential to job performance, even in a post-pandemic workplace.
Retaliation…
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