Re: Request to work from home denied

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On what basis do you think your employer is discriminating
against you?

There is no right to telecommute.

On 6/28/06, Jill wrote:
> I am moving away from the immediate area of my company's
> offices and have requested to telecommute. I have worked
> for the company for 5 years and ofter perform my tasks
> from home. There are several employees who already work
> remotely and recently the owners have granted another
> employee (who is within commuting distance) the ability to
> work from home. (NOTE: She has only worked for the company
> for 2 years and her mother is a VP in the company.) If
> they refuse to let me work performing my current tasks
> from home (and let me go) or offer me another position in
> the company (that would let me work from home), do I have
> a legal right to complain that they are discriminating
> against me or treating me unfairly (in the legal sense) in
> some way.