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Robin E. Shea is the chief legal editor and of counsel for Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
You may be able to say no.
As an employment practitioner, I generally favor letting employees work from home whenever possible and practical. This is especially true when the employee needs to work from home as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act or another disability rights law.
But there are times when the employer may not have to grant such a request.
