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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab ending telework policy for nearly 5,500 employees
"Employees who do not return by their required date will be considered to have resigned."
The lab cited budgetary concerns and funding shortfalls tied to the restructured Mars Sample Return mission campaign, which the Trump administration's 2026 budget proposal cancels outright. The new end to telework means that employees now face the choice to return to the office full-time or lose their jobs without qualifying for post-employment benefits or the possibility of filing for unemployment. Individuals in this position may be granted "time-limited" exceptions, but those will be "extremely rare," the email to employees said, and will require approval by the JPL director and site leadership.
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