General

If an employee’s official worksite has not changed to an alternative worksite (i.e., a remote location) during the pandemic, notwithstanding that the employee temporarily worked outside of the commuting area during the period the agency was in a “maximum telework” posture, there is no severance pay entitlement if the employee is separated for refusing to report back to the agency worksite. This is because the official worksite has remained the agency worksite and requiring an employee to report to his or her official worksite is not a reassignment outside of the employee’s commuting area for severance pay purposes.