House Passes Federal Telework Bill, Setting It Up for President’s Signature

Federal employees would be presumptively eligible to telework, and federal agencies would be required to establish telework policies and incorporate them into their continuity of operations planning (COOP) under legislation (H.R. 1722) passed by the House Nov. 18 by a 254-152 vote and sent to President Obama for his signature, which is expected.

The Telework Improvements Act, which passed the Senate by voice vote Sept. 29 (189 DLR A-17, 9/30/10), would require agencies to:

• within 180 days after the bill is signed, determine the eligibility for telework of all agency employees and notify employees of their eligibility for ...