Gov. Mike Braun ends remote work for Indiana employees

State workers ordered back to office by July 1

INDIANAPOLIS — The State of Indiana employs roughly 32,000 workers and about one-third of them have been permitted to work at least part-time from home in the aftermath of the 2020 COVID pandemic. Come July 1, Governor Mike Braun wants almost all of them back in the office. “Hoosiers expect their elected leaders to promptly restore the public servant workforce to its pre-pandemic status,” reads Executive Order 25-16, signed on Braun’s first full…

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Whitmire ends hybrid work for Houston employees

Houston Mayor John Whitmire has rescinded a 2022 policy that allowed city employees to work hybrid schedules.

New executive orders seek to 'deregulate' Indiana agencies, force state workers back to offices • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Republican Gov. Mike Braun signs a slew of new executive orders on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025., at the Indiana Statehouse (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle)Among nine executive orders released Wednesday by Gov. Mike Braun are directives to cut a quarter of government regulations and reduce qualifications for state jobs and professional licenses, along with a mandate for state employees to return to their offices by July 1. Braun, a Republ…

Gov. Mike Braun ends remote work for Indiana employees

INDIANAPOLIS — Newly-inaugurated Indiana Governor Mike Braun is taking swift action to eliminate remote, hybrid and work-from-home options for State employees. In March 2020, the State of Indiana took action to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by allowing many Hoosiers to work from the safety of their homes. Braun is now saying - after five years - it is time to eliminate remote work options for Indiana employees. In an Executive Orde…