COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, has instructed state workers to return to their offices full-time beginning next month.
On Tuesday, DeWine signed an order saying that all full-time workers of state agencies, boards, and commissions must return to working in the office five days a week by March 17 at the latest. He said this change will help the state serve the people better and use its remaining office space more effectively. He stated that both are in the best interest of Ohio residents.
DeWine’s return date is nearly five years after the state declared an emergency for COVID-19 on March 9, 2020, which let some workers work from home.
Many workers went back to their jobs full-time or part-time starting in June 2021, when the emergency ended.
On Tuesday, it was announced that almost all workers must come back to work. It allows agencies to make adjustments when they have lost some or all of their properties. The order states that ending leases and changing how room is used due to the coronavirus pandemic saved Ohio taxpayers millions of dollars.
Most state workers in Ohio never worked from home because their jobs at state hospitals, prisons, law enforcement, and other positions require them to be present in person.
DeWine’s order comes after important companies in Columbus, like American Electric Power and JPMorgan Chase, have also asked employees to return to work five days a week starting in March. Republican President Donald Trump is making federal workers go back to working full-time in offices. This is part of a unique plan to reduce the size of the federal government.
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