Summary of Recent United States Supreme Court Decisions
The Supreme Court recently concluded its October 2014 Term; we have provided a summary of the most recent decisions.
TAGS: Employment Law, Environmental Law, Fair Housing Act, Health Care Act, Healthcare Reform, Pregnancy Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Religion Discrimination, Securities Law, Supreme Court, Workplace Accommodations
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Sixth Circuit Sides With Management in Dispute Over Employee’s Request to Telecommute
In a potentially important decision over workplace accommodations in an environment when telecommuting is more common, the Sixth Circuit ruled on April 10 that an employer does not need to permit an employee to work from home when an essential aspect of the employee’s position requires being in the office.
TAGS: Accommodation, Americans with Disabilities Act, EEOC, Sixth Circuit, Telecommuting, Workplace Accommodations
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Brian P. Muething,
Mark J. Chumley
Yet Another Reason to Read the Fine Print: Allied Industrial Scrap, Inc. v. Omnisource, Corp. (6th Cir. 2015)
Late television curmudgeon Andy Rooney is said to have observed that “nothing in fine print is good news.” Based on a recent decision from the Sixth Circuit, the fine print can be good news for some, and costly for others.
TAGS: Business Process Improvement, Employer Policies, Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, Labor Law, Litigation, Sixth Circuit
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Brian P. Muething,
Sophia R. Holley
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