In terms of teleworking, most of the [Hatch Act] prohibitions apply all the time. The only prohibition that is really impacted is the prohibition against engaging in political activity while on duty or in a federal building...if employees are working from home, but they're on duty, they're getting paid by the government, then they're still subject to the prohibition against engaging in political activity while on duty.
In general, it has always been pretty easy to avoid violating the Hatch Act...The issue telework presents is that the line between on and off duty is more blurry.
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