Justice Department Staff Protest More In-Office Work Plans (1)

A Justice Department employee group is pushing back on agency plans to increase in-office work requirements, a potentially drastic shift for some teleworking attorneys who fear productivity losses and turnover.

DOJ leadership last month sent an email to employees signaling a new policy will be announced Aug. 1 and take effect after Labor Day. The June 27 email reviewed by Bloomberg Law solicited feedback in a short survey.

A working group of senior officials are developing a proposal for “substantially increasing meaningful in-person work,” the department’s acting head of administration told staff, citing a directive from the White House.

The ...