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Roundtable Urges Senate to Suspend Work-from-Home Policies for Federal Agencies
With the federal COVID-19 emergency declarations due to formally expire on May 11, the U.S. Senate should consider legislation to suspend pandemic-related work-from-home policies for federal employees, the Real Estate Roundtable wrote in a letter addressed to Senators. The suspension would remain in effect until federal agencies have “thoroughly examined the social and economic consequences of permanently extending these measures,” according to the letter.
The House recently passed such legislation, the Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems (SHOW UP) Act, wrote Jeffrey DeBoer, CEO and president of the Roundtable.
“While the current aggressive federal remote work policy may be an employee recruiting and retention tool and possibly a cost-saving measure, the current policy ignores the negative impact of remote work on cities and communities, labor productivity and U.S. economic competitiveness, the quality of government services, community safety, public transportation systems, and other downstream economic and social consequences,” DeBoer wrote.
- ◦Policy/Gov't
