Am I required to let an employee telecommute if they want to?

Generally an employer is not required to grant an employee's request to telecommute.

Employers should adopt a systematic approach to telecommuting requests, perhaps by creating a standard request form which can then be used to track any inequities in the decision-making process. It might be wise for an employer to stay out of the issue of why the employee wants to telecommute altogether, to avoid having to make a value judgment about whether one employee's new baby is more important than another employee's plans to complete their masters degree.

An employer may be required to allow telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation for