WASHINGTON, DC (Cox Media Group) — The topic of federal employees returning to the office has been discussed by lawmakers ever since a United States Government Accountability Office report showed 17 of the 24 federal agencies used 25% or less of it’s headquarters’ capacity.
Some federal employees get what is called locality pay, which is additional money because they live in higher cost areas such as New York City or Washington, DC.
A new proposal from some Republicans in the House of Representatives would require federal employees who work from home at least one day a week to no longer receive that locality pay.
Cox Media Group’s Samantha Manning spoke with Tully Rinckey PLLC Partner Michael Fallings to discuss the impact this legislation would have on federal employees if it was signed into law.
