{"id":25900,"date":"2023-07-25T21:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T21:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/25\/employees-urge-justice-dept-to-safeguard-remote-work-flexibilities\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:08:26","slug":"employees-urge-justice-dept-to-safeguard-remote-work-flexibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/career-management\/2023\/07\/25\/employees-urge-justice-dept-to-safeguard-remote-work-flexibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Employees urge Justice Dept. to safeguard remote work flexibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was updated at 11 a.m. ET on July 27 to include updated comment from the Department of Justice. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of 1,500 employees at the U.S. Department of Justice criticized the agency on Tuesday for its plans to increase in-person work later this summer, a decision they said is hasty and could harm recruitment and retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/61f3032d7eb5233ccc782af9\/t\/64c011c6ad4f8f400329ab16\/1690309063061\/Flexible+Work+Policy+Letter+to+Leadership+FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">a letter from the DOJ Gender Equality Network,<\/a> or DOJ Gen, the group said members raised concerns after receiving a June 27 email with a survey asking how often employees worked remotely and what aspects of the job might be improved by increased in-office work. The also voiced concerns that the survey\u2019s deadline fell on the July 4 holiday weekend, leaving less time for feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany expressed dismay that the survey asked nothing about how mandating substantial in-person return to office might negatively impact the work productivity of employees, including those who are parents or caregivers or who are employees with disabilities,\u201d wrote Colleen Phillips, the group\u2019s acting president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One employee, who submitted anonymous comments in the letter and uses a wheelchair, said leaving accommodations behind at their home office will take away from an in-office experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I am at the office, I am unable to work late like I almost always do while teleworking, because I need to leave whenever someone is available to pick me up,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/career-management\/2023\/07\/05\/department-of-education-wants-to-decrease-remote-work\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1338107362.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Department of Education wants to decrease remote work<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Other federal civilian agencies are undergoing similar workforce transition plans.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the Department of Justice rolls back telework, it will join several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/home\/2023\/07\/19\/telework-eligibility-preserved-in-social-security-labor-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\">other federal agencies<\/a> that so far have called employees back to offices. Several have cited the memo from the Office of Management and Budget from April prodding agencies to \u201csubstantially increase meaningful in-person work at federal offices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wyn Hornbuckle, a spokesperson for the department, said the agency is aware of the letter and will take all feedback into consideration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Department\u2019s telework policy will continue to permit reasonable accommodations, as required by law, and consideration of individual employees\u2019 circumstances,\u201d he said in an emailed statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agencies have interpreted how that translates into policy for themselves, with some offering fewer remote days than others, creating what employees say is a stressful environment of inconsistent and unpredictable changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hornbuckle also said the agency\u2019s Justice Management Division is leading a team of senior Department officials to propose revisions to existing telework policies that would comply with OMB\u2019s directive.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/career-management\/2023\/06\/27\/fdic-will-call-federal-employees-back-to-offices-in-january\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23073674379757.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">FDIC will call federal employees back to offices in January<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Beginning in 2024, employees of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will be required to work on site three days per week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs part of this process, the team has considered feedback from components and offices across the Department, including feedback generated through an all-employee survey as well as earlier component listening sessions on telework and remote work,\u201d he said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DOJ Gen echoed the sentiments of other employees who have vouched for improved productivity, cost savings from reduced commutes and childcare needs, and more amenable working conditions for those with mobility limitations or disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose caregiving obligations will not dissipate should the department issue a more prescriptive policy; rather, a mandated increase in in-person office time will re-introduce logistical complications and truncate work productivity gains that resulted from reduced commuting time and the absence of in-office distractions,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employees also questioned whether an in-office presence was necessary when it seemed likely that video and phone calls would remain common practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One employee wrote that not having to commute gives them back 90 minutes each day that they devote to minor tasks while spending the rest of the day on more substantive work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employees governmentwide have also indicated that remote work arrangements they were offered before and during the pandemic attracted them to the job, and that any kind of revocation could prompt some workers to seek employment elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And more experienced employees who are maxing out pay on the General Schedule say benefits like telework entice them to stay in the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s little comprehensive data to assess that governmentwide, but Phillips said anecdotally, members have said they will consider looking for different work if telework becomes more restricted.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/breaking-news\/2023\/07\/21\/transportation-dept-to-bring-teleworking-employees-back-to-offices\/#:~:text=The%20agency%20confirmed%20to%20Federal,return%2Dto%2Dwork%20policies.\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">Transportation Dept. to bring teleworking employees back to offices<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any decision to make that happen must be backed up and weighed against any potential negative effects to recruitment, retention and productivity, the group said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter also cited a McKinsey &amp; 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