Sixth Circuit: Telecommuting Is an Unreasonable Accommodation If Employee Presence Is Essential Job Function | Practical Law
In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ford Motor Company, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, held that an employee's request to work from home for up to four days per week, when on-site attendance was an essential function of the job, was not a reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The Sixth Circuit granted summary judgment to Ford Motor Company on the employee's failure to accommodate and retaliation claims.