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State employees asked Texas House lawmakers Wednesday for more flexibility to work from home as agencies enact stricter rules ...
SEIU Local 1000 may not defeat Gov. Newsom’s return-to-office order, but the union is using it to organize for future fights.
The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office ...
"I don't think the agency nor regulated industry can afford for 'user fees' not to be reauthorized," said Michael Gaba, an ...
Ellison said his office would also keep its current telework policy as it allows for flexibility and helps it compete for workers against private law firms. Employees whose jobs can be performed ...
“Even though it is a telework mandate, you can’t help but have it spill over to other areas,” the union president said. Despite the directive, O’Connor said telework remains a major topic ...
He emphasized that telework has enabled Minnesota agencies to hire talent from all corners of the state, rather than just people who live in the metro. “They’ve gotten qualified employees that ...
“This approach balances the flexibility of telework with the workplace advantages of being in office. Having more state employees in the office means that collaboration can happen more quickly ...
Unions have filed challenges with the state labor board to block the new telework policy, but a decision is unlikely to come before July.