Rehearing Denied After 11th Circuit Rules On Triggering Rehabilitation Act Duty

Mealey's (January 10, 2023, 9:58 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied a petition for rehearing filed by an employee whose request to telework due to childbirth-related “complications” was rejected by her employer, leaving in place the panel’s November opinion addressing a question of first impression and ruling that an employer’s duty to provide an accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act is triggered only when an employee makes a specific accommodation demand and shows that an accommodation is reasonable....