What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TX
I work for a company that is a contractor for a government organization. When I started, we were given the opportunity to work from home. Everyone who does not have to be onsite full time, such as facilities and tech support, works from home at least two days a week. It is not in writing with regards to my offer letter that I work from home, but in order to work from home I had to complete paperwork for the govt organization to approve and assign such work. So the paperwork states that I am approved for telework for 2 days a week and specifies the days and times. For the past two years, I have been using my own computer to log in from home. The company does not reimburse employees for use of personal computers.
Fast forward to today. Due to increase security, we are no longer allowed to use personal computers. We either have to use a govt issued laptop or a company issued laptop (with an approved image on the system) in order to teleworking.
My company is one of the few contracting companies that has decided no to provide laptops. Instead, if we want to continue working from home, they will rent us a laptop for 2k a year.
I understand that I have no contract that requires the company to have me work from home but there is a presumption that I do work from home on certain days based upon the paperwork. But is it legal for them to rent me company equipment instead of providing the necessary equipment?
I work for a company that is a contractor for a government organization. When I started, we were given the opportunity to work from home. Everyone who does not have to be onsite full time, such as facilities and tech support, works from home at least two days a week. It is not in writing with regards to my offer letter that I work from home, but in order to work from home I had to complete paperwork for the govt organization to approve and assign such work. So the paperwork states that I am approved for telework for 2 days a week and specifies the days and times. For the past two years, I have been using my own computer to log in from home. The company does not reimburse employees for use of personal computers.
Fast forward to today. Due to increase security, we are no longer allowed to use personal computers. We either have to use a govt issued laptop or a company issued laptop (with an approved image on the system) in order to teleworking.
My company is one of the few contracting companies that has decided no to provide laptops. Instead, if we want to continue working from home, they will rent us a laptop for 2k a year.
I understand that I have no contract that requires the company to have me work from home but there is a presumption that I do work from home on certain days based upon the paperwork. But is it legal for them to rent me company equipment instead of providing the necessary equipment?