The Americans with Disabilities Act became law on September 25, 2008, making it possible for thousands of Americans that have some form of disability to have a better chance at finding and keeping employment that could reasonably accommodate the disabilities they have while allowing them to work. EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) includes working from [...]
This past Thursday, the H.R. 1722 bill was passed by the house that will mandate through legislation that teleworking be implemented in all federal agencies to some degree. The bill, now in the hands of President Obama, awaiting his signature, will require all federal agencies to put into place a telecommuting policy that will allow [...]
FederalDaily reports that President Obama called for increased telework benefits in his statement on October 26, 2010. The main purpose of the statement according to FederalDaily was to push for increased paid leave, along with recognizing the benefits that flexible work arrangements offer to employers. Obama mentioned that the federal government is following the example [...]
FTC staff released a report today recommending changes to the current Business Opportunity Rule. Changes would include making disclosure of business services easier for home businesses that are legitimate, while still protecting the public from fraudulent home based business opportunities. Sellers of business opportunities would be required to provide information to potential buyers as to [...]
The Performance Institute has scheduled a webinar for November 17, 2010 at 2pm EST for government officials to aid them in establishing new telework policies and implementation. The webinar will help upper level management with the task of creating processes that will ease telecommuting into their current business structures. The webinar is interactive and will [...]
Adobe is hosting a one-day, free event, bringing government officials and IT leaders together for various workshops designed to increase understanding and relationships between the changing workforce and technological advances. The conference will be held November 3, 2010 in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C. Adobe CEO, Shantanu Narayen, and the Obama’s 2008 campaign [...]
Changes and implementation of new telework policies are beginning to spread across the country as federal offices start taking steps necessary to increase the number of employees telecommuting. According to an article in the Federal Times, Kansas City Missouri offices of General Services Administration are implementing the new Heartland Telework Optimization Pilot program. Since June, [...]
Tom Fox of The Washington Post’s Fed Page answers questions brought up in response to last weeks column publication. Fox answers two questions, one on how federal managers can gain the skills needed to train and lead employees who will be working from home. The second question was posited by a federal manager, who wanted [...]
The GovGreen Conference and Exposition, scheduled for November 9th and 10th, 2010 in Washington D.C., is aiming to bring government and military officials together in the hopes of helping them ‘green’ their work environments. The conference will feature workshops designed to encourage and help officials implement techniques that will aid in the management of employees [...]
The Telework Exchange will be providing a free webcast this coming Thursday, October 21, 2010. The webcast is sponsored by Adobe and is officially themed, “Telework Best Practices: Gaining Management Support”. The webcast is scheduled for 11am to 12pm PDT, and registration is required. Panelists will include Telework Exchange Senior Fellow Josh Sawislak, Adobe Systems [...]
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