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  • H.R. 10014, also known as the "Federal Employee Return to Work Act," aims to adjust the compensation policies for certain federal employees who telework. Specifically, it prohibits these employees from receiving annual pay adjustments usually granted under section 5303 of...

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    The bill wants to make it so that some people who work from home for the government won't get a yearly pay raise and will be paid like they live in a regular area, not a big city. This means they might get less money than before.

  • S. 27, known as the “Federal Employee Return to Work Act,” aims to stop certain teleworking federal employees from receiving annual pay increases. It describes a "covered employee" as someone who teleworks at least one day a week or 20% of the time in an alternative schedule....

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    S. 27 is a rule saying that some people who work from home for the government can't get pay raises every year like others do. But, people like police officers and soldiers won't be affected by this rule.

  • S. 4834, titled the “Federal Employee Return to Work Act,” aims to prevent certain teleworking federal employees from receiving annual pay adjustments and locality-based pay increases. The bill specifically defines "covered employees" as those who telework at least one day a...

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    The bill says that some government workers who work from home a lot might not get pay raises. However, it doesn’t apply to people who need to work from home for health reasons or other special jobs, like law enforcement.