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</strong><br/></div><hr></div>Ellen, <div><br></div><div>Wyoming's telework policy reads: </div><div><br></div><div>t. Dependent Care. Teleworking is not designed to be a replacement for appropriate dependent (child or adult) care. Although an individual employee's schedule may be modified to accommodate dependent care needs, the focus of the arrangement must remain on job performance and meeting business demands. Employees are encouraged to discuss expectations of teleworking with family members and provide for appropriate dependent care.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Have a good weekend! </div><div><br></div><div>Meghan </div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 at 10:59 AM Zeller, Ellen <<a href="mailto:Ellen.Zeller@state.sd.us">Ellen.Zeller@state.sd.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-8563932120898227254">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">We are looking at some issues with our remote work policy and are wondering if any other states address remote work and not allowing it to be a replacement for child care? Currently, ours says this:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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