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When Forced Office Returns Backfire—FDA’s Telework Reversal federal employee advocacy federal employment mindfulness at work reasonable accommodation telework rights Apr 10, 2025

If you've been feeling the pressure of being forced back into the office—or if your reasonable accommodation (RA) request for telework has been denied or delayed—take a deep breath. What just happened...

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Military Spouses & Remote Work: What This Means for You disability rights federal employment military spouses reasonable accommodation telework policy Feb 21, 2025

There’s good news for military spouses in federal employment! The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently issued a memo affirming that military spouses are exempt from return-to-office mandates....

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Illegal Delays are Denials: Protecting Your Right to Reasonable Accommodation eeoc guidance federal employee support federal employment rights reasonable accommodation workplace accessibility Feb 20, 2025

If you’ve requested a reasonable accommodation as a federal employee, you might assume your agency will process it promptly. Unfortunately, delays are all too common—and they can effectively serve as ...

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Federal Employees: Your Right to Telework and How to Protect It eeo laws federal employee rights reasonable accommodation telework protections workplace retaliation Feb 18, 2025

If you're a federal employee being called back to the office but need telework as a reasonable accommodation, know this—your agency cannot retaliate against you for making that request. The Equal Empl...

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