"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put on hold a policy change made earlier this week that prohibited workers with disabilities from working from home as a reasonable accommodation, according to internal documents shared with USA TODAY. Approved employees with qualifying disabilities and medical issues were previously allowed to work from home for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and CDC if their condition demanded or justified it."
"As of Friday, Sept. 19, the CDC has reversed course on the measure, at least temporarily. In emails reviewed by USA TODAY, employees were told by the CDC Office of Human Resources (OHR) that the implementation of the new policy had been "put on hold" and employees could continue their telework agreements until further notice."
"Yolanda Jacobs, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 2883, one of the unions representing CDC staffers, said dozens of people who already had longstanding accommodations to work from home due to conditions like multiple sclerosis, compromised immune systems, or high-risk pregnancies, also had their existing, permanent approvals revoked the week of Sept. 15."
The CDC temporarily halted enforcement of a new telework policy change that would have prohibited workers with disabilities from working from home as a reasonable accommodation. Approved employees with qualifying disabilities had previously been allowed to telework for HHS and CDC when conditions justified it. HHS issued a telework policy on Aug. 13, implemented Sept. 15, rescinding that option consistent with President Trump's Feb. 7 return-to-work memorandum. On Sept. 19, CDC OHR instructed staff that implementation was "put on hold" and that employees could continue existing telework agreements while CDC seeks clarification from HHS. Union leaders reported dozens of revoked approvals.
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