Federal Telework Protection Act

Congress finds the following:

(1) Experience in the Federal Government since the enactment of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 indicates that the ability of the Federal workforce to telework—

(A) improves agencies’ productivity, emergency preparedness, continuity of operations in disruptive circumstances;

(B) reduces staff turnover, absenteeism, lost productivity, and use of sick leave;

(C) improves employee health;

(D) promotes savings of funds and the effective use energy, funding, and other resources; and

(E) helps with the retention and recruitment of qualified talent into the Federal workforce.

(2) It is in the public interest that the Federal workforce performs at the highest levels of productivity and performance to accomplish the operations of the Government. Telework improves and facilitates the efficient accomplishment of operations of the Government, therefore telework for Federal employees is in the public interest.