Telecommuters should be subject to the same workplace rules as their on-site counterparts, but the policies may need some tweaking, a labor lawyer said during a Monday workshop. "There's a reason you ...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), recently issued a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document addressing when ...
Federal telework continues to be in the political crosshairs —especially as the incoming second Trump administration has signaled plans to end it through its proposed Department of Government ...
Telework programs in the federal government should benefit mission, operations and work-life balance at agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office. Yet some agencies are not fully ...
]The news has been filled with reaction to the announcement that CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, wanted employees in the office and not telecommuting. As with many news and business stories, the issue is ...
Telework, once a necessity during the pandemic, now stands at the forefront of a political battle. Republican members of Congress are castigating government leaders for insufficiently reining in the ...
In a recent congressional hearing, a narrative unfolded challenging the very foundation of remote work policies within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Spearheaded by House Republicans, the ...
A House panel on Wednesday hosted another spirited hearing over the role of telework and remote work at federal agencies, with Democrats and agency officials extolling the practices’ impact in ...
A watchdog report examining telework use at four agencies found best practices still need implementation, but the presence, or absence, of telework as an option has affected their ability to attract ...