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About 228,000 employees, or 10% of the total, are in fully remote positions and are not expected to work in person on a regular basis. Much depends on the agency
The FICA tax was increased in order to pay for this expense. In December 2010, as part of the legislation that extended the Bush tax cuts (called the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010), the government negotiated a temporary, one-year reduction in the FICA payroll tax. In February 2012, the tax cut ...
Some federal employees who have been allowed to work fully remotely say that forcing them to come back to the office would upend their lives – and not necessarily save the government as much ...
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the country's largest labor union for federal employees, is fighting back against GOP criticisms that government employees are abusing the ...
Remote work may make it easier for workers to balance their work responsibilities with their personal life and family roles such as caring for children or elderly parents. Remote work improves efficiency by reducing travel time, and reduces commuting time and time stuck in traffic congestion, improving quality of life. [58] [63]
Hybrid and remote workers who commuted to another state to work in 2023 may face an ugly surprise for tax season: double state taxation.
However, such employees are more expensive to hire than independent contractors because Social Security and Medicare taxes must be paid on wages in the form of FICA tax. [2] Statutory employees pay FICA tax through their employer, and so do not pay self-employment tax; despite this, they must report expenses, income and wage. [3]
The efforts to end remote work could lead to legal battles, especially if the Trump administration brushes aside guarantees in current union contracts. Kelley said such agreements are “binding ...