The White House reverses this covid policy in July, indicates that
The administration puts in phase of these guidelines related to the pandemic next month.
Over the last 15 months, restaurants have not come out to take away, grocery stores defined on the number of customers allowed at once, and many companies and offices have made mandatory masks. But asCOVID CODS DWIDEZ andImmunization numbers climbThese policies and restrictions begin to be removed, including the White House, which seems to reverse one of its main policies of COVID.
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According to several reports, the White House invites all employees to work in person in July. Those who work in the president's officesJoe Biden and vice-presidentKamala Harris weresent a memo The advisers they "move full time on campus work during the window of 6 July to 23 July," Axios reported on June 1 after obtaining a copy of the memo. (Better life tense at the White House to confirm the report, but did not immediately receive an answer.)
Strong reports that about 80 to 90% of the white house employees are currentlyWorkAnd according to Axios, there will be exceptions to the transition. "Any staff member with a mitigating circumstance that makes the person who does not work in person can not, in consultation with their manager, continue to work remotely until these circumstances change," says Axios Memo States.
It will not be a steep end of working from home, either. A leader of the administration told Axios that each federal agency will have to develop its own plan for a return to work in a progressive work for their employees.
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It's a change in the position of the White House last month. After the control and prevention centers of diseases (CDC)Rolled mask recommendations For entirely vaccinated vaccinated people inside and out, the Blanche Home Management and Budget Office has sent federal agencies an email to mid-can say that "the maximum telework limits and D 'occupation of work ""Stay in place,Government executive reported.The Washington Post also reported on May 24 that the Bidge Administration worked on plans forOffer permanent remote work For some federal employees.
Just after Biden took office in January, his administration commissioned that no federal workplaceshould work In person occupation of more than 25% of normal capacity ", unless it is physically impossible or constitutes a threat of critical national security interests." The mandate of January 24 said: "As a general principle, every effort will be made to maximize the use of remote work during generalized Community transmission."
However, it also stated that the capacity limit of 25% was to be followed during "periods of significant or high transmission of the community"; It is unclear if the transition to work in person next month will completely end this capacity limit.
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