Telework in the News

3-3-08 Human Resource Executive Online
Companies need to have Telework Plans in place to deal with inclement weather

2-26-08 Atlanta Journal- Constitution
Employers Driven To Cut Commute With Tax Credit Offer

2-8-08 Reason Magazine
OSHA- Liability and Safety in the home office- Old Law vs. The New Economy

1-31-08 Businessweek.com
Working Remotely...Or Remotely Working- An article that looks at some of the pitfalls of the new remote workforce

1-26-08 PR.com
Telework could reduce Gulf oil imports by 24 to 48%, reduce greenhouse gases by up to 67 million metric tons a year, and save as much as 7.5 trillion gallons of gasoline each year—a savings $110 million a day.

1-15-08 CNNMoney.com
Small Business Administration mandated by new Bill to invest in Telecommuting

12-22-07 St. Louis, MO
St. Louis companies turn to Telecommuting to help ease Highway 40 construction

12-20-07 Federal Computer Week (FCW.com)
Arbitrator orders ATF to let examinars Telework

11-20-07 Reuters
Penn. State University study confirms that telecommuting boosts morale and cuts stress for employees

11-17-07 The Baltimore Sun
U.S. Senate committee unanimoussly approve legislation for Telework Bill that would mandate all employees are eligible for Telework unless proven otherwise

10-3-07 Washington DC
Rep. Frank Wolf calls on President Bush to establish "National Telework Week"

10-1-07 WebWorkerDaily
Debunking Telework Myths

9-17-07 Tucson, Arizona
Cox Communications - Success with Telework comes from defined polices, procedures, and guidelines

9-12-07 FCW.com
GSA sets goal for 50 percent of workforce to Telework by 2010

9-11-07 The Wall Street Journal
Teleworkers are more Loyal and Productive

7-20-07 St. Louis, Missouri
Companies turn to telecommuting for Highway 40 blues

7-19-07 CNN.com
Gas prices drive workers and bosses to telecommute

6-12-07 U.S. Senate Hearing
Assessing Telework Policies and Initiatives in the Federal Government

5-2-07- California
California Financial Firms Embrace Telework

5-2-07- San Francisco, CA (Bay Bridge Collapse)
Telecommuting Eases Strain of San Francisco Freeway Fiasco

4-13-07- Safety.BLR.com
Article stresses importance of safety and Telework policy to reduce liability issues

4-11-07- Connecticut
New survey shows Telework/Telecommuting at least 1 day a week is up 86% in the last 5 years for Connecticut employers

4-3-07- United States- Washington Post
New Fairfax Government Center- out of 1700 employees, 500 currently working from home one day a week

3-30-07- United States
New Telework bill introduced in the Senate makes all Federal employees eligible for Telework

2-13-07- United States
Research shows 63% increase in Telework since 2004 in U.S

12-26-06- Minneapolis, Minnesota
Insurance company goes virtual allowing all of its employees to work from home

12-26-06- New York Times
Companies expanding Telework programs in an effort to combat office spreading germ and illnesses

12-24-06- Washington D.C.
Washington D.C. commuters will soon be charged additional fee on toll roads for commuting during peak hours - City will be a test case for the other congested cities

11-1-06- Baltimore, Maryland
More than two-thirds of U.S. workers were not satisfied with their ability to maintain work-life balance in 2005

10-12-06- Michigan
Telecommuters prove to be up to 45% more productive

9-4-06- Fort Worth, TX

Telecommuting saving gas and in growing demand for local call center

 

9-4-06- New Zealand

U.S. medical transcriptionist's jobs being outsourced to telecommuting New Zealand employees

 

9-1-06- Federal Times

Right IT support helps Teleworkers stay productive

 

8-28-06- Phoenix, AZ.

Cox offering more employees work-at-home option

   

8-25-06- Ontario, Canada

Telecommuters' happier, more productive

 

8-8-06- Office of Personnel Management

OPM releases telework guidance for pandemic flu

 

7-27-06- Forbes Magazine

How To Manage A Virtual Workforce

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