Federal Office Return Deadlines

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Federal return-to-work deadlines are here. Who is coming back to the office?

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On Friday federal agencies must submit detailed plans to return employees to the office in phases.

Many federal workers had also been facing a Feb. 6 deadline to decide whether to accept a promised buyout offer if they did not wish to return to full-time in person work.

Democrats and many federal employees fear it's meant to get people to quit and is part of a broader attack on the civil service.

Federal employees are paid 27% less than private sector workers in the same jobs.

Some agencies had already signed collective bargaining agreements that locked in current telework levels through as late as 2029 .

One employee says working from home has helped workers who can’t afford the high cost of rent in downtown Washington .

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