King County employees ordered to work from home through July 5, 2021

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

SEATTLE - King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Thursday that he is extending the mandatory work-from-home order for hundreds of county employees through July 5, 2021.

The extension comes as the coronavirus transmission rate is rising across Washington state.

Constatine's order applies to all executive branch employees who are currently telecommuting, except where there is an operational need for them to physically return to the workplace.

That includes employees of the Department of Assessments, Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention, Department of Executive Services, Department of Community and Human Services, Department of Human Resources, Department of Judicial Administration, Department of Local Services, Metro Transit Department, Department of Natural Resources and Park, Department of Public Defense, Department of Public Health, Executive Department and King County Elections.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/king-county-employees-ordered-to-work-from-home-through-july-5-2021/ar-BB1aw6oe?ocid=hplocalnews

[Salviati]

1. I believe that's what Microsoft is doing as well.

Or at least they're saying that no one* will be required to work onsite until then at the soonest.

(*for certain values of no one...)

[captain queeg]

2. Whaaat? Wow. A government thinking ahead.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. That seems sensible.

This kind of advance planning is going to be crucial for the next few years.