"ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week is pausing all long-term work-from-home accommodations, including for employees with disabilities, according to an internal note reviewed by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The move comes after the CDC's parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, issued an updated policy in mid-August removing telework as a "reasonable accommodation" option for employees."
"On Tuesday, the CDC posted an official announcement in an internal publication detailing HHS' updated telework policy. The CDC's Office of Human Resources requested clarification regarding the new policy, according to the note. "Until additional clarification is received, all approvals for long-term telework - as well as reasonable accommodation (RA) long-term telework - are paused until further notice," it said."
"In response to questions about the policy, an HHS spokesperson said the CDC is currently adhering to the department's telework policy and President Donald Trump's January executive order requiring all departments and agencies in the executive branch to "take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full-time basis, provided that the department and agency heads shall make exemptions they deem necessary.""
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pausing all long-term work-from-home accommodations, including those granted as disability-related reasonable accommodations, pending further clarification. The Department of Health and Human Services issued an updated mid-August policy removing telework as a "reasonable accommodation" option. CDC Office of Human Resources requested clarification and announced that approvals for long-term telework and RA long-term telework are paused until additional guidance. Two unions condemned the action as a sweeping civil rights violation and said they are pursuing legal remedies. An HHS spokesperson said CDC is following department policy and a presidential executive order requiring a return to in-person work unless exemptions apply.
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