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I think so, except when it’s a position that does actually require one to be in a lab or manufacturing plant or similar. It will take a lawsuit to actually establish this but I imagine a law firm would take a case like this on contingency against a big company.

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Agree, it all comes down to whether offering remote options is considered "reasonable accomodations". This would probably be considered reasonable if the company has the infrastructure or could easily afford it. Small companies may not be required to provide this option if they don't have the infrastructure and can't easily afford it.

I guess the legality is questionable (I'm definitely not a lawyer!) but mostly talking about the honesty of the company. Many startups today have a semi-standard "equally opportunity employer" but still have mostly on-site job postings for positions that 100% can be done remote (e.g. SW engineering).

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