Trump Administration’s War on Workers Comes Back to Haunt Them as Agencies Bungle Response to Coronavirus

Trump Administration’s War on Workers Comes Back to Haunt Them as Agencies Bungle Response to Coronavirus Outbreak March 30, 2020 Confusion. Chaos. Fear. According to reports from the frontlines, federal managers are failing in their response to the coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 155,000 people and killed at Read more…

U. S. Office of Personnel Management Questions and Answers on Human Resources Flexibilities and Authorities for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Here are the most relevant excerpts for us: B. Telework (1) Should an agency authorize weather and safety leave to a telework program participant who was exposed to a confirmed case of a quarantinable communicable disease, such as COVID-19? Use of weather and safety leave would be subject to the normal Read more…

Letter From Commissioner

From: ^Commissioner Broadcast <Commissioner.Broadcast@ssa.gov>Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 6:04 PMSubject: COVID-19 Update A Message to All SSA Employees Subject: COVID-19 Update I know that you are anxious for additional information about our evolving plans to address the COVID-19 pandemic.  Events have been rapidly changing.  We are working to quickly update you as things Read more…