April 07, 2005

Despite the hopes of some advocates and the fears of some employers, courts haven't opened the doors wide for ADA claims demanding that companies grant disabled workers a right to telecommute, writes Paul W. Cane Jr. of Paul Hastings. One important principle: an employer is not ordinarily required to relieve a disabled employee of the burden of a lengthy commute, because the legal obligation of reasonable accommodation applies to the job itself as opposed to the task of getting to the job.