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Return to work was a key priority for Trump‘s administration and the local officials in Washington, D.C. However, as workers returned to the office, there have been many complications, including the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adia Harvey Wingfield is an author and a professor of sociology. By early 2025, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon had had enough. In ...

More than two weeks have passed since Gov. Gavin Newsom surprised the state workforce by announcing a new return-to-office order. Public employees still have a host of questions for their boss. One ...

Wade Miller has worked at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for more than two decades. He might soon be on his way out. Miller is one of tens of thousands of state workers who, starting ...

A 2024 study of S&P 500 firms found that companies often mandated a return to the office after stock prices fell—hoping in-person work would spark productivity and improve financial performance. But ...

A FEW MINUTES. HEATHER THANK YOU. THIS IS NEW TONIGHT. THE STATE’S HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY IS ISSUING NEW GUIDANCE ON GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM’S ORDER REQUIRING STATE WORKERS TO RETURN TO THE OFFICE. THE ...

Chaos, frustration, and a deep sense of unease have swept through countless federal offices ever since President Trump announced a blanket return-to-office mandate. For many employees, it feels like ...

Employers are luring workers back to their cubicles with the prospect of more “me time.” As more companies require employees return to the office after years of remote work, they are also enticing ...

State governments across the U.S. have been moving to end remote work for public employees, with multiple states now having revised their telework policies post-COVID-19. Remote work became widespread ...

Government reopens: With the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history, federal workers were back in their offices, national parks were fully reopening and the government was returning to normal ...

The billionaire JPMorgan Chase CEO has another tough message for employees. The new mandate requires employees to work in the office five days a week, which has sparked tension at the company. Some ...