Gas prices have soared just as workers who have been remote for two years return to their commutes. Some are asking for companies to wait until prices come down to bring people back.
A quarter of full-time employees were still working exclusively from home in December 2021, according to Gallup. Now companies are starting to call them back to the office at least a few days a week.
Wall Street executives are pushing vaccinated workers to return to work, and that's good news for vendors and other small businesses in New York that depend on workers from finance.
Before the pandemic, the Janelia Research Campus was a hive of collaboration. Now, as researchers return to their offices and labs, they're eager to restore the connections lost this past year.
Many offices that have been closed since March 2020 are beginning to bring workers back, but not all companies think they need a return to the old ways.
Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says employers can legally require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to the office. But workers can claim exceptions.