A Detroit nonprofit employee said the air in her office made her sick after a flood. She claimed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) let her work from home instead. Her doctor agreed she should avoid mold but never said she couldn’t come in. After a short remote stint, she returned to full-time, in-person work. A year later, she turned down a contractor role and sued. The Sixth Circuit said the employer handled it exactly right. Continue reading

A recent Eleventh Circuit decision highlights that offering reassignment instead of extending medical leave can be a reasonable accommodation under the ADA when the reassignment fits the employee’s restrictions and the circumstances. The court said the employer acted lawfully by offering another available position rather than more leave, which the employee declined. Continue reading

Most accommodation cases start with an employee asking to stay home.
This one features the rare unicorn: a disabled worker who fought for the right to come in. Continue reading

Sometimes it is not the big-ticket accommodations that land an employer in court. It is the small ones, like a few stretch breaks, that can become costly mistakes. Continue reading