"A union representing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workers is accusing the federal agency of jeopardizing accommodations for its disabled employees by ending remote work. In January, the Office of Personnel Management said federal employees would have to return to the office full-time, with the exception of those "excused due to a disability, qualifying medical condition, or other compelling reason certified by the agency head and the employee's supervisor.""
"NPR has obtained a copy of a memo with CDC branding from a person who was not authorized to release it. The memo, dated Sept. 16., says the new telework policy no longer includes telework as a reasonable accommodation available to employees. The CDC, it said, will defer to the HHS on how to proceed with disabled employees' telework accommodations, and that, "until additional clarification is received," approvals for any pending requests for remote work accommodations would be "paused until further notice.""
A union representing CDC workers says ending remote work jeopardizes accommodations for disabled employees. Federal guidance in January called for a full-time return to office with limited exceptions for disability or other certified reasons. HHS later released an updated telework policy that omits telework as a listed reasonable accommodation. Union members report confusion and lack of clear communication between leadership and staff about existing remote-work arrangements. A CDC-branded memo dated Sept. 16 indicates telework accommodations are deferred to HHS and that approvals for pending remote-work accommodation requests are paused until further clarification.
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