Case Updates
Sixth Circuit affirms Ford in a telecommuting & retaliation complaint by the EEOC
April 10, 2015
The Sixth Circuit issued an en banc decision rejecting EEOC’s argument that Ford violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused the request of a steel buyer to telecommute up to four days each week on an unpredictable schedule. The court reasoned that Ford’s uniform practice as well as “common sense” eliminated any dispute that regular in-person attendance was an essential job function that the employee in question must have been able to perform in order to state a claim under the ADA.
U.S. Chamber amicus brief filed 4/26/13. Decided 4/22/14. U.S. Chamber amicus brief supporting rehearing en banc filed 6/6/2014.
Case Documents
- District Court Opinion -- EEOC v. Ford Opinion (District Court of Michigan).pdf
- Opening Brief of EEOC -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Response Brief -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- NCLC amicus brief -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Reply Brief of EEOC -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Opinion -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Petition for Rehearing En Banc -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Response to Petition for Rehearing en Banc -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Supplemental Brief of EEOC -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Ford Supplemental Brief -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Supplemental Amicus Brief -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Motion to File Supplemental Amicus Brief -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Supplemental Amicus Brief of EEAC -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Supplemental Reply Brief on Rehearing en Banc -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Opinion En Banc -- EEOC v. Ford (Sixth Circuit).pdf