When a worker douses herself with too much Chanel #5, an employer might dismiss the overwhelming scent as simply annoying to her co-workers or conclude it’s truly an issue that needs to be addressed by creating a workplace policy on scents in the office.
But the right choice was made loud and clear by a Detroit court when it ruled that employers have a duty to reasonably accommodate requests by employees if scents in the workplace cause difficulty in performing their duties.
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