The Labor Department is relaxing aspects of its return-to-office policy. Meanwhile, a former DOL official contemplates the role of Congress after the US Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision.

DHS recently told staffers that they would be transitioning over the next six months to schedules with at least two days per week of in-office work.

The CPUC paused its September telework policy change after SEIU Local 1000 alleged it violated agreements with California on remote work policies.

Recent labor agreements don’t prevent agencies from changing telework policies as long as they follow certain rules, a public labor expert said.