April 10, 2015
An en banc panel of the Sixth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment to Ford Motor Co. on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's claims it unlawfully failed to accommodate an employee with irritable bowel syndrome by not offering telecommuting, finding the EEOC failed to support its claims.
November 12, 2014
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the full Sixth Circuit to revive an Americans with Disabilities Act suit accusing Ford Motor Co. of failing to accommodate a worker with irritable bowel syndrome who wanted to telecommute, accusing Ford of mischaracterizing the agency's position.
October 30, 2014
Ford Motor Co. did not have to accept a request from an employee with irritable bowel syndrome to work from home most of the week, the company told the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disability bias suit.
September 29, 2014
Ford Motor Co. had an obligation to — but did not — consider potential telecommuting arrangements for a disabled employee who suffered from irritable bowel syndrome, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told the full Sixth Circuit on Friday.
September 02, 2014
The Sixth Circuit on Friday agreed to reconsider its April decision against Ford Motor Co. in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's suit alleging the automaker failed to accommodate a worker's irritable bowel syndrome by refusing to let her telecommute most days, vacating its opinion over the agency's protests.
July 21, 2014
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday urged the Sixth Circuit to deny Ford Motor Co.'s bid to rehear claims that it didn't accommodate a worker with irritable bowel syndrome when it refused to let her work from home most days, saying the decision to revive the suit won't negatively affect businesses.
June 09, 2014
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants the full Sixth Circuit to rehear the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's claims that Ford Motor Co. failed to accommodate a worker with irritable bowel syndrome when it refused to let her work from home most days, saying a panel decision allows employees to choose "where and when" they work.
April 22, 2014
Stressing that technology has made telecommuting easier, the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday revived the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's claims that Ford Motor Co. had failed to accommodate a worker with irritable bowel syndrome by letting her work from home most days.