FCC Staff Can Telework Into 2021; COVID Fears Delay HQ Move

The FCC will allow employees who are teleworking now to continue doing so until at least June, and delayed its move to new headquarters until September over concerns over staff exposure to COVID-19 during the packing process. The decision allowing staff to continue teleworking until next summer was made “in light of recent announcements by school districts as well as the ongoing nature of the pandemic,” wrote Chairman Ajit Pai’s Chief of Staff Matthew Berry in a memo emailed to workers Friday that we obtained. “We want to provide those with concerns ranging from childcare to their own health with the peace of mind that they will have the flexibility they need over the coming months,” said Berry. Telework will be mandatory until the move to the new headquarters is complete in September, he told employees.