What the Latest Guidance From OPM, EEOC Means for Remote Federal Employees With Disabilities
What do the new OPM and EEOC guidelines mean for federal employees who want to use telework as a reasonable accommodation?
Reasonable Accommodation
OPM Issues New Guidance on Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
OPM and EEOC have issued FAQs regarding using telework as a reasonable accommodation for disabilities.
Federal Employees Ordered Back to In-Person Work: Can I Still Request Remote Work as a Disability Accommodation?
Can federal employees still request telework as a reasonable accommodation despite the Trump administration’s return to office mandate?
Balancing Belief and Duty: OPM’s New Memo Outlines Religious Expression Rights in the Federal Workplace
OPM issued a memo that protects federal employees’ religious expression, detailing permissible activities and agency duties while ensuring rights under the law.
Faith and Flexibility: Telework as a Religious Accommodation in the Federal Workforce
OPM has issued updated guidance to help agencies accommodate federal employees’ religious beliefs and practices.
Medical Inability to Perform Duties Leads to Removal
A federal employee with medical limitations was removed for medical inability to work after failing to convince her agency to allow full-time remote work.
EEOC’s Proposed Rule to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Key Provisions Recap
What are the key provisions of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act?
New Federal Laws Protecting Pregnant and Nursing Employees in 2023
New laws will place new requirements on federal agencies to accommodate pregnant and nursing employees.
Two Lessons Regarding Reasonable Accommodation from Gooden v. OPM
These are two crucial lessons about reasonable accommodation from an influential court case.
Teleworking as a Reasonable Accommodation is an Essential Right Granted to the Federal Employee
Telework can be a reasonable accommodation provided to federal employees. The author looks at a court decision that illustrates how it can apply.
