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U.S. Telework Success Story Faces Uncertain Future

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Department of Labor is among the agencies navigating this terrain, with policies that increasingly pull workers back to the office. Telework has proven its value, yet the proposed shift raises questions about resource allocation, workplace logistics, and employee well-being. As Levin succinctly puts it, Why go backwards?

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New York Weighs Statewide Four-Day Workweek Pilot That Could Reshape U.S. Labor Norms

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A new legislative proposal in New York is aiming to trial a four-day workweek across both public and private sectors, potentially laying the foundation for larger reforms in how Americans approach work. According to Newsweek , the proposal is outlined in two bills introduced earlier this year in the New York State Assembly.

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Expert Warns of Federal Meltdown Over New Administration’s Return-to-Office Plan

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Spearheaded by entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has been tapped to lead the newly proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the plan seeks to reduce the federal workforce through a strategy designed to prompt mass resignations. The federal workforce of 2.2 million employees oversees a $6.1

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Working from home means official government stats are too flawed for economic forecasting

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However, management proposals to require office attendance for at least two days have triggered threats of strike action from unions, which argue that working from home has not affected output. The review found organisational shortcomings in planning, risk management and responsiveness to critical feedback.

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The enormous stakes in a new Supreme Court case about Trump’s mass firings

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As Judge Susan Illston explains in her opinion, the proposed cuts are so sweeping that they would effectively shut down multiple federal programs. But the county is unable to renew that grant because the federal employees who manage that grant “have now all been laid off and their San Francisco office closed.”

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Red States’ Return-to-Office Orders Put Political Theater Over Data, Expert Warns

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Governors in Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin are issuing strict office mandates, aligning with the Trump-era federal RTO push moves critics argue are more about political posturing than sound management. Nebraskas Gov. The order has ignited a legal standoff over labor contracts, sparking backlash from state workers.

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Cancel the grizzly bear

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His administration has even proposed to rescind the definition of “harm” under the ESA. Given this success, the US Fish & Wildlife Service proposed delisting the grizzlies for the first time in late 2005. The agency then proposed a delisting. Grizzly bears would still be managed even after a delisting.