EPA Staffers, Two House Democrats Press Agency To Continue Telework

Two House Democrats from Michigan and almost 130 EPA employees from Seattle are pressing the agency to allow continued telework rather than require employees to return to their offices in Washington state and Ann Arbor, MI, arguing the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major public health threat. Most EPA regions are advancing toward Phase 3 of the agency’s reopening plan, which is “return to normal operations,” and means that employees must stick to their in-office work schedules unless they...