The Telework Reform Act of 2024 updates federal law governing how executive branch agencies manage telework and remote work for their employees. It creates clearer definitions distinguishing telework from full-time remote work, requires written telework agreements to last no longer than one year with mandatory annual reviews of employee performance and agency needs, and sets limits on remote work, including restrictions on compensating employees for commuting when their remote worksite is within 75 miles of their official duty station. The bill mandates new training for managers on accurately tracking telework usage, requires agencies to survey employees every two years on telework effectiveness, and directs the Office of Personnel Management to issue detailed regulations on evaluating positions for telework eligibility. It also allows noncompetitive hiring into remote positions for veterans and military spouses, and creates a seven-year pilot program letting agencies noncompetitively hire spouses of law enforcement officers into remote roles. Additionally, the bill requires numerous reports to Congress, including monthly in-person attendance data from the Office of Management and Budget for five years, agency-specific cost-benefit analyses of remote work by job type, and a Government Accountability Office study comparing current constituent service response times to pre-pandemic 2019 levels.
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