Federal employees with disabilities sue DOJ over reasonable accommodations
From Federal Newscast by Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
June 5, 2026 · 7 min
About this episode
Federal employees with disabilities are suing the Justice Department over denied telework accommodations.
Federal employees with disabilities are suing the Justice Department for denying their reasonable accommodations requests to telework. A new class action complaint alleges that DOJ’s new policy violates the Rehabilitation Act. Two DOJ employees involved in the lawsuit previously had approved telework accommodations for years, due to a disability. But after strict return-to-office requirements, their telework accommodations were later denied. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Topics covered
- disabilities
- lawsuit
- telework
- reasonable accommodations
- government policy
Keywords
- federal employees
- disabilities
- lawsuit
- telework
- reasonable accommodations
- Justice Department
- Rehabilitation Act
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Justice Department, DOJ, Rehabilitation Act
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