Professor of Law Katherine Macfarlane spoke with the New York Times for the article, “Employees With Medical Conditions Challenge C.D.C. In-Office Requirement.”
A blanket revoking of existing accommodations potentially violates legal protections for disabled workers, experts in workplace law said.
“They’re on shaky grounds,” said Macfarlane, director of the College of Law’s Disability Law and Policy Program.
Having to provide medical documents poses further barriers to getting requests approved in a timely manner, Macfarlane said, adding that no federal law requires such documentation to obtain a reasonable accommodation. She has written about the topic in the Fordham Law Review in the article Disability Without Documentation.