NYC Heads to Trial Over Ending Telework After Employee’s Lawsuit

A jury must decide if New York City violated an employee’s rights by not extending her disability-based work-from-home accommodation because she sued for alleged job discrimination, a federal judge said.

The ruling by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York finding a trial necessary on the part of the former Department of Social Services worker’s suit highlights a difference between anti-bias and anti-retaliation law. It also shows the context in which an employment decision is made can help prove a causal connection between an employee’s protected anti-bias activity and an employer’s alleged retaliation when the timing ...