California workers say Newsom’s return-to-office order is environmentally illegal
CASE says the order would add hundreds of thousands of monthly commutes and thousands of tons of air pollution, triggering environmental review.
- California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment is attempting to block Governor Gavin Newsom's return-to-office mandate, citing a 56-year-old environmental law. The union represents 5,000 state workers.
- On May 27, CASE sent letters to more than 100 state agencies demanding an environmental impact review. The union argues the order will require "hundreds of thousands of additional monthly commutes," increasing automobile tailpipe pollution.
- Enacted in 1970 by former Governor Ronald Reagan, the California Environmental Quality Act requires agencies to evaluate environmental consequences. While traditionally used for construction projects, CASE argues commuter environmental impacts require the same review process.
- The governor's office maintains the order is not directly subject to CEQA, contending it is not a public agency project. Union vice president Matthew Gauger told The Merced Sun Star they "expect to be very successful" in forcing a review.
- This challenge follows a previous one-year postponement after intense union pushback in 2025. Conducting the mandated review could again delay the requirement, though Newsom maintains the policy improves collaboration, accountability, and efficiency.
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California State Union Plugs Decades-Old Eco Law To Fight Newsom’s Return-To-Office Order
A California state workers’ union is attempting to block Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent return-to-office mandate by leveraging a 56-year-old environmental law, arguing that forcing employees back to their desks will significantly damage the state’s climate goals.
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California workers say Newsom’s return-to-office order is environmentally illegal
Getting almost every American to agree on one thing is a tough sell, but not when it comes to working remotely. A whopping 95% of workers want at least some form of it. That includes state workers in California who may be losing some of their remote options. Now, those state workers are threatening to use a controversial state environmental law to block Newsom’s order. A union representing thousands of those workers argues that returning peopl…
Cali Gov't Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment
A state workers union tries to stop Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-work mandate claiming that making employees work in-person will be bad for the environment.
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