Job Accommodation for Work Commute Not Required by ADA, Sixth Circuit Says

A narcoleptic employee who was refused permission to start work an hour later than scheduled, or to work through her lunch hour and leave early, failed to show that she was denied reasonable accommodation for her disability or subjected to an adverse employment action based on her sex, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled May 10 (Regan v. Faurecia Auto. Seating Inc.).

Noting that “this Circuit has not yet decided this precise issue,” the appeals court agreed with “many” other courts in holding that “the Americans with Disabilities Act does not require an employer ...