Termination of remote work 

Dear members currently on Remote Work,  

Some of you have begun to receive a letter from LA court Management ending your telework assignment. The Court has a right to do this. The Union will, however, meet and confer with Administration about impacts and a safe return to work. CFI is asking for modifications and/or temporary extensions of telework for interpreters who have COVID-related impediments to returning to on-site work by the date indicated in the return-to-work letter, either due to health or child/dependent care issues.

You will each soon receive a survey from CFI regarding any impediment you may have to returning to on-site work. Please fill out the survey and return it to CFI as soon as possible so that when we meet and confer with the Court, we’ll know both how many people will be impacted and what types of issues are involved, so that we can most effectively negotiate possible modifications.

Although the Court lifted social distancing requirements and capacity limits, they haven’t changed any protocols regarding mask wearing in the public areas. The public must wear a mask to enter courthouses and the entire time they are inside any area of the courthouse. 

At this point, all employees are required to wear masks in both public areas and non-public areas, whether they are vaccinated or not. This may be relaxed for vaccinated employees in non-public areas in the future, but as of now, it’s all masks everywhere, all the time. 

Stay tuned for more information re: returning to work safely. Thank you all! 

In solidarity, 

CFI.