Treasury Warns 6,500 Telework Request Backlog Risks High Costs

The US Treasury Department faces potentially steep penalties over a backlog of remote work requests sparked by President Donald Trump’s return-to-office push, internal records show.

Since implementing Trump’s executive order on in-office work for federal employees, Treasury has received more than 6,500 requests for disability accommodations, largely for telework, according to a department memo obtained by Bloomberg Law. Many of those requests have languished for months—well beyond the 20-day deadline for management to respond—prompting Treasury officials to worry about a potential flood of equal employment opportunity complaints that could cost the department.

The memo showcases an unintended consequence of Trump’s ...