Federal Employee Return to Work Act
This bill requires most federal employees who regularly telework (at least one day weekly or 20% of work time under alternative schedules) to return to an office-based work arrangement. It excludes certain employees, including those with disabilities receiving accommodations, Foreign Service members, law enforcement officers, and active-duty military personnel. Covered employees will no longer receive annual pay adjustments under standard federal pay rules and must be paid at the "Rest of U.S." standard pay rate for their position grade and step, with no future adjustments to that rate. The changes take effect in the first full fiscal year after the bill becomes law.
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Introduced Jan 7, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Jan 7, 2025
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Bill Cassidy
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