LOS ANGELES COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
  Policy 603.07 Telecommuting
 
  PROCEDURES
  1. Employees who wish to telecommute must submit an Employee Request to Telecommute and an unsigned Telecommuting Standards Agreement to his/her on-site manager.
     
  2. The on-site manager will review the request with the employee’s immediate supervisor and, within five business days, will forward the documents and make a recommendation for approval or denial to the Deputy Director-level manager.
     
  3. The Deputy Director-level manager will approve or deny the request and return the forms to the manager within five working days.
     
    1. Approval may be subject to the employee’s acceptance of modification to the proposal as specified by the Deputy Director-level manager.
       
    2. The decision of the Deputy Director-level manager is final.
       
  4. The on-site manager will review the approved request (including any modifications) and agreement with the employee and his/her immediate supervisor. If there are no modifications, or if the employee agrees to the modifications, the employee, the supervisor and the manager will sign both documents and telecommuting will be approved. If the employee does not agree to the modifications, he/she will not be permitted to telecommute.
     
    1. The original, signed forms are sent to the DMH Telecommuting Coordinator.
       
    2. Copies of the forms shall be given to the employee, the supervisor for the office file and to HRB for the Personnel file.
       
  5. If the Deputy Director-level manager denies the request, the on-site manager will inform the employee and the immediate supervisor.
     
  6. If the employee or management wishes to end the telecommuting, they shall notify the other party in writing with at least one day’s notice. A Telecommuting Participation Termination form shall be filed with the Telecommuting Coordinator in HRB.