A worker whose disability prevents her from commuting at night may be entitled to a change to day shifts as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal appeals court has ruled.
In Colwell v. Rite Aid , the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the employer’s argument that “commuting to and from work falls outside the work environment,” and that employers are therefore not required to accommodate an “inability to commute to work independently.”
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