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IRS workers only had to show up to work once a week in person, before Trump took over
By Ryan King
Published April 18, 2025, 7:41 a.m. ET
Employees at the Internal Revenue Service only had to show up to work in person twice every biweekly pay period before President Trump took over and canned federal telework policies, The Post has learned.
Under the IRS’ most recent collective bargaining agreement brokered between the agency and its union last October, employees were eligible to telework up to eight days per biweekly pay period.
IRS officials had raised concerns that the generous telework policy would “impede on the agency’s ability to serve its client, the IRS, and taxpayers” and adversely impact worker performance. They cited their experiences during the pandemic, when remote work became widespread.
They also fretted that the cushy policy flouted rules from the Treasury Department, which oversees the tax-collecting agency, requiring it to have at least 40% of its workforce show up in person.
However, an arbitrator brushed those concerns aside and rejected the IRS’ push for a six-day telework cap per pay period
https://nypost.com/2025/04/18/us-news/irs-workers-only-had-to-show-up-to-work-once-a-week-in-person-before-president-trump-took-over/
