The Year Ahead 2024: Commuting Accommodations

A recent Seventh Circuit decision is a game changer, both providing a new analysis of whether and under what circumstances an employer must accommodate an employee’s commuting restrictions, and harmonizing what has been held as a conflict among other circuit courts that have decided this issue. Jackson Lewis Disability, Leave and Health Management practice co-chairs Joe Lynett and Katharine Weber explain where the rubber hits the road.