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Agency says return-to-office policy is under litigation, limits public comment
Summary
Agency of Administration COO Nick Kramer told the Senate Appropriations Committee the state’s return-to-office policy is actively in litigation and the agency is constrained in public comment; he described an exceptions process and existing DHR accommodation procedures.
Nick Kramer, chief operating officer of the Agency of Administration, told the Senate Appropriations Committee that the state’s return-to-office policy is currently the subject of active litigation and that agency staff are limited in what they can say publicly about the case.
Kramer said the agency previously managed reasonable-accommodation requests through the Department of Human Resources and that a new exceptions process — described informally in the hearing as dispensations from the rule — has been adopted to handle short-term exceptions. “The return to office policy is currently under litigation, and working its way through the judicial system,” Kramer said, adding the agency will rely on existing DHR medical-accommodation processes for employees with medical reasons.
Kramer cautioned that, because the matter is in court, he could not provide an in-depth public explanation and offered to provide follow-up information consistent with legal constraints. No legal ruling or committee action was announced during the segment.
