Return to Work Act

HR 101, the Return to Work Act, requires all federal executive agencies to restore their telework policies as they existed on December 31, 2019, within 60 days of the bill's enactment. This applies directly to federal employees working for executive agencies (like the Departments of Defense or Education) and overrides any current agency telework agreements that conflict with the 2019 policies. The bill mandates that agencies must use these pre-pandemic telework rules instead of newer, more flexible arrangements. It does not create new telework options but requires a return to the specific policies in place before 2020.