"Employees with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer be allowed to work from home, even if they previously were able to do so as part of reasonable accommodations for a disability or medical issue, according to internal documents shared with USA TODAY. Approved employees with qualifying disabilities and medical issues were previously allowed to work from home for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and CDC if their condition demanded or justified it."
"In an email sent to senior CDC leadership on Sept. 15, the CDC's Office of Human Resources said it was "awaiting further clarity" on a new HHS telework policy that excluded long-term telework, including for those with reasonable accommodations. "Until that time," said the email, "all approvals for long-term telework, to include reasonable accommodation (RA) long-term telework, are paused until further notice.""
CDC policy now prohibits long-term telework for employees, including those previously granted work-from-home as reasonable accommodations for disabilities or medical issues. HHS updated its telework policy to remove long-term telework and telework as a reasonable accommodation, citing a presidential memorandum that required federal employees to transition to full-time, in-person work. The CDC Office of Human Resources paused approvals for long-term telework and sought further clarity in an email to senior leadership on Sept. 15. An Office of the Chief Operating Officer newsletter on Sept. 16 confirmed the change. The HHS policy was issued Aug. 13, and some employees continued telework temporarily after an Aug. 8 shooting.
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