State of Florida return to office policyEach team decides.
There is no statewide return-to-office order. Under Florida Statute 110.171, each agency decides whether to offer telework and which positions qualify, and must publish its telework plan. For general use, telework is an 'optional alternative work arrangement'.
Days in the office
- Policy
- Flexible, teams decide
- In effect since
- Not known
- Announced
- Not known
- Industry
- Government
- Headquarters
- Tallahassee, FL
- Checked
- Unconfirmed October 2026
What the policy says.
- Agencies must review positions for telework suitability, keep a written telework plan (eligibility criteria, performance standards, productivity monitoring, security), and post it online.
- Mandatory telework must be written into the position description, with 30 days' written notice to impose or remove it.
- Agencies with telework programs report performance measures, including office-space cost effects, to the Department of Management Services each year.
- EO 25-44 (Florida DOGE, Feb 24, 2025) targeted spending, boards and positions. Coverage did not mention telework.
How State of Florida's policy changed since 2020.
March 2020
DeSantis authorized state agencies to maximize remote work during COVID-19.
October 2020
Agencies under the governor began ordering staff back (e.g., the Department of Economic Opportunity); the governor's office said each agency made its own plan.
February 24, 2025
EO 25-44 created Florida DOGE; no telework directive was reported.
Sources and how sure we are.
UnconfirmedReporting is thin, old or conflicting. Treat it as a lead, not a fact.No statewide mandate has been reported, but its absence is not confirmed. Agency-level practice may vary and has not been reviewed.
- 1.Florida Statutes 110.171, State employee telework program Florida Legislature, 2026
- 2.Florida jobs agency workers returning to office News4Jax, October 3, 2020
- 3.Gov. DeSantis brings Musk's DOGE concept to Florida government WJHG, February 24, 2025
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Other government employers, side by side.
- State of Ohio (state employees)5 days a week, since March 20255
- US Federal Government (civilian workforce)5 days a week, since January 20255
- City of Chicago4 days a week, since January 20264
- State of California (state workers)4 days a week, since July 20264
- City of New York3 days a week, since June 20233
- City of Los Angeles2 days a week2
- State of Arizona (state employees)Each team decidesTeam decides
- State of New York (state workforce)Each team decidesTeam decides
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Questions
Does State of Florida require employees to return to the office?
There is no statewide return-to-office order. Under Florida Statute 110.171, each agency decides whether to offer telework and which positions qualify, and must publish its telework plan. For general use, telework is an 'optional alternative work arrangement'.
How many days a week does State of Florida require in the office?
There's no single company-wide number of days as of October 2026. There is no statewide return-to-office order. Under Florida Statute 110.171, each agency decides whether to offer telework and which positions qualify, and must publish its telework plan. For general use, telework is an 'optional alternative work arrangement'.
What was the latest change to State of Florida's office policy?
February 2025: EO 25-44 created Florida DOGE; no telework directive was reported.