EPA Orders Return To Office, Plans To Rescind Remote Work Agreements

January 27, 2025
The Trump EPA has issued a “return-to-office” order to agency employees requiring that they return to their in-person worksites “as soon as practicable and not later than Feb. 24,” with officials pledging to rescind any prior remote work agreements. The Jan. 24 order obtained by Inside EPA acknowledges that the directive is “subject to any collective bargaining obligations and applicable law.” EPA officials with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the agency’s largest union, told Inside EPA...


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