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STAT+: FDA to staff: No need to work from pantries for now
The FDA bends its new return to office policy, acknowledging that pantries and conference rooms may not be acceptable workstations.
Some Food and Drug Administration employees who were previously working in pantries and conference rooms can work from home for now, according to an email reviewed by STAT.
FDA managers sent an email Friday granting some workers temporary work-from-home exceptions, either because their assigned facility was too full or because they worked at a “nontraditional workstation” — including conference rooms, open areas, and pantries.
“You were assigned to a non-traditional workstation…that FDA has determined is not a viable solution to provide as a suitable work environment for employees,” the email reads.
