Telework in executive agencies : background, OPM guidance, and 116th Congress legislation following coronavirus / Barbara L. Schwemle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwemle, Barbara L., author.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, issuing body.

Series:

IF ; 11454

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Telework Enhancement Act of 2010.

United States.

Home labor--Law and legislation.

Home labor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 unnumbered pages)

Updated irregularly

Edition:

[Library of Congress public edition].

Other Title:

Telework in Executive Agencies

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, 2020.

Summary:

S. 1000, the Telework Enhancement Act of 2007, and H.R. 4106, the Telework Improvements Act of 2008, are currently pending in the 110th Congress. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ordered S. 1000 to be reported, as amended, on November 14, 2007. The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4106 by voice vote under suspension of the rules on June 3, 2008. H.R. 4106 would amend Title 5 of the United States Code by adding a new Chapter 65 entitled "Telework." Under the legislation, the heads of executive branch agencies would be required to establish policies under which employees (with some exceptions) could be eligible to participate in telework. Legislative branch employees also would be covered by S. 1000. Agencies would have to establish policies on telework within 180 days after enactment of the acts. Employee participation in telework would be required to the maximum extent possible without diminishing either employee performance or agency operations. Executive branch employees not eligible for telework generally would include those whose duties involve the daily handling of secure materials, contact with persons, the use of special equipment, or physical presence. The legislation could require each executive branch agency to appoint a Telework Managing Officer, who would be responsible for implementing the telework policies. The agencies also would be required to provide training to managers, supervisors, and employees participating in telework. H.R. 4106 would require the Comptroller General to evaluate the telework policies in the executive branch. This report presents a side-by-side comparison of the provisions of S. 1000, as ordered to be reported, and H.R. 4106, as passed by the House. It will be updated as events dictate.

Notes:

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OCLC:

1147976283