California Lawmakers Request Audit of State’s Return-to-Office Policy

The request comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the state’s 74,000 employees to work in person at least three days a week beginning June 17.

The California state capitol building in Sacramento, Calif., on March 13, 2024. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for National Urban League

California Assembly Democrats and Republicans voted on May 14 to ask the state auditor to review Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate ordering state workers to return to the office.

All 13 members of the Assembly’s Joint Legislative Audit Committee voted in favor of the study, asking the auditor to review the legality, rationale, cost, and timing associated with the mandate.