"Local AFGE chapters call the CDC's move to halt policy approval of long-term telework as a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees unlawful under federal disability rights law. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, is calling out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for "the most sweeping civil rights violation" after forbidding remote work for disabled employees, citing a need for clarification from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)."
"After a number of CDC employees-including reports that one pregnant employee suffered hospitalization from stress of the policy change-the CDC paused the rule. AFGE said that under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008, guaranteed protections for employees are being violated, in addition to rules handed down by the Trump administration."
CDC paused a policy change that would halt approval of long-term telework as a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees, after union objections and requests for HHS clarification. AFGE called the policy a sweeping civil rights violation for forbidding remote work for disabled staff. An OPM rule required federal employees to return full-time to offices with limited exceptions for certified disabilities or medical conditions. HHS later updated telework policy without listing telework as a reasonable accommodation. Reports of employee harm, including a pregnant worker hospitalized from stress, prompted CDC to suspend the rule while legality is reviewed. Union leaders say employees remain uncertain and excluded from discussions.
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