A Categorical No to Categorical Accommodation Denials Related to COVID-19?
Across-the-board policies that fail to assess accommodation requests on an individual basis do not comply with federal disability law.

Across-the-board policies that fail to assess accommodation requests on an individual basis do not comply with federal disability law.
As more of the workforce returns to the office, some employers are pushing back on the increased accommodations realized during the pandemic.
Employers must take steps to ensure that remote work accommodations are not made at the expense of the employee.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the shortcomings of our current disability laws and policies, particularly those related to economic insecurity.
This shift in our workplace culture presents employment opportunities for disabled people that they may not have had in the past.
Calls for getting back to the office raise particular quandaries for employees with disabilities.