Wayne E. Pinkstone was quoted in the Human Resource
Executive article "Telecommuting: Benefit or
Accommodation?" While the full text can be found in the June
11, 2014, issue of Human Resource Executive, a synopsis is
noted below.
A U.S. district court in Michigan acknowledged in EEOC
v. Ford Motor Co. that employers are entitled to judge whether
it is acceptable for their employees to work from home. However,
the Sixth Circuit recently reversed the grant of summary judgment,
thereby sending the decision back to trial for a jury to
decide.
Pinkstone says that EEOC V. Ford is
"reflective of the interplay between existing laws and
advances in technology that allow for something that would not have
existed 10 years ago. This case, at least in the Sixth Circuit,
broadens the potential that offering telecommuting as an
accommodation by an employer could be deemed reasonable under the
circumstances."
