The flexibility of a telecommuting policy can benefit both employers and employees. However, the practical realities of allowing employees to work away from the workplace can lead to a minefield of legal issues that an employer must carefully navigate. This seminar will examine the risks and rewards of the flexible workplace, including: Performance management challenges posed by the work-from-home employee, Potential wage and hour pitfalls of telecommuting arrangements, Review trends in cases analyzing whether flexible work arrangements must be provided to accommodate employee disabilities, and the interaction between telecommuting arrangements and leaves of absence, and The importance of safeguarding company property and confidential information in a flexible work arrangement.