By Julia Belagorudsky, Esq. The Sixth Circuit, en banc, recently reversed its previous decision, and held that Ford did not fail to reasonably accommodate an employee by denying her request to telecommute and did not retaliate against her for bringing the issue to the EEOC’s attention.[1. EEOC v. Ford Motor Co., 782 F.3d 753 (6th Cir. 2015) (en banc; 8-5 decision). The en banc ruling was an 8-5 decision.] The court found that the ADA “does not endow all disabled persons with a job – or job schedule – of their choosing.”[2. Id. at 757.] The facts of the case are detailed in the January 2, 2015 blog post, “When An Employee’s Home Is His Castle. . . And His Office – Telecommuting and Employer Responsibilities Under the ADA.” To summarize: Jane Harris worked as a resale steel buyer for Ford Motor Company and suffered from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). As a resale steel buyer, … [Read more...] about A Follow-Up to “When An Employee’s Home is His Castle. . . and His Office” – The Sixth Circuit Reconsiders Telecommuting as a Reasonable Accommodation