Governor Newsom has recently ordered approximately 108,000 state workers to return back to the office for at least four days out of the week. For many of these state workers, they have spent the better part of six years working from home. California was one of the first states to mandate a stay-at-home order, forcing workers to work from home beginning on March 19, 2020. Newsom’s recent order may signal a shift back to in-office work for private sector employees. For the past six years, employers have had time to contemplate which model works best for their businesses, and it will be interesting to see what employers decide to do in the coming years.
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