When remote work reaches a jury, flexibility is what will hold up in court
Then picture those same dispatchers being told to report to work in person despite having the same duties, the same tools, and the same results. Recently, a Brooklyn jury delivered a $3.1 million award against National Grid for denying continued telework to two dispatchers suffering from medical conditions. During the pandemic, dispatchers did the job from home with company systems and met the mark.
- ▪Then picture those same dispatchers being told to report to work in person despite having the same duties, the same tools, and the same results.
- ▪Recently, a Brooklyn jury delivered a $3.1 million award against National Grid for denying continued telework to two dispatchers suffering from medical conditions.
- ▪During the pandemic, dispatchers did the job from home with company systems and met the mark.
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Opinion>Opinions - Judiciary The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill When remote work reaches a jury, flexibility is what will hold up in court Comments: by Gleb Tsipursky, opinion contributor - 05/19/26 9:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Gleb Tsipursky, opinion contributor - 05/19/26 9:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied Getty Images Picture a control room that never sleeps, its dispatchers routing gas emergency crews from kitchen tables and spare bedrooms while the city hums outside. Then picture those same dispatchers being told to report to work in person despite having the same duties, the same tools, and the same results.
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