US company to pay $22.5m over newborn’s death after denying woman remote work

Chelsea Walsh prematurely gave birth after firm rejected work from home request in 2021 amid high-risk pregnancy…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/ohio-employer-pay-newborn-death-mother 

 

US woman jailed over North Korea remote-work scam

Chapman was participating in the North Korean government's scheme to deploy thousands of "highly skilled IT workers" by stealing identities to make it look like they were in the US or other countries. They have collected millions of dollars to boost the government's nuclear weapons development, according to the US justice department and court records…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/03/ninety-laptops-millions-of-dollars-us-woman-jailed-for-role-in-north-korea-remote-work-scam 

 

Federal workers ordered back to office find chaos and shortages : NPR

As agencies scramble to comply with President Trump's Jan. 20 order terminating remote work, employees say the process has been marked by confusion, changing guidance and frustrating conditions...

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5338945/federal-workers-return-to-office-chaos 

By killing remote work, DOGE will only bleed taxpayers dry

Policymakers have a clear choice. They can follow the evidence and embrace telework as a tool for modernizing the federal workforce, or they can cling to outdated notions of productivity that prioritize appearances over outcomes. Telework offers a proven path to reducing costs, improving efficiency, and enhancing employee satisfaction, all while maintaining high standards of accountability. Rather than dismantle telework, DOGE should focus on leveraging its benefits to create a more agile and effective public sector. 

The attacks on telework are rooted in ideology rather than evidence. The alignment between Republican criticisms and DOGE's agenda suggests that their true goal is not to improve government efficiency but to shrink the federal workforce and weaken unions. This approach would come at a steep price for taxpayers, businesses, and the broader economy…

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5108526-republicans-criticize-telework/ 

 

Trump, DOGE would make a huge mistake waging war on remote work

Ramaswamy's proposal also dismisses the documented success of remote work in the federal sector. During the COVID-19 pandemic, telework allowed agencies to maintain productivity while reducing overhead costs associated with maintaining fully staffed physical offices, according to OMB's findings. This transition proved that flexible work arrangements could sustain and even enhance operational efficiency…

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5009071-trump-administration-federal-workforce/