Managers, supervisors must return to office, district attorney in Oregon county says
The Multnomah County district attorney’s office in Oregon is now requiring all managers and supervisors to work in person five days per week. (Image from Shutterstock)
The Multnomah County district attorney’s office in Oregon is now requiring all managers and supervisors to work in person five days per week.
In an internal officewide email sent Wednesday, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez said the new mandate begins Feb. 3 and applies to managers and supervisors of staff and attorneys at the Multnomah County Courthouse, the Multnomah County Justice Center and the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center in Portland, Oregon. It also applies to those working in the East County Courthouse in Gresham, Oregon.
“I think an organization like ours works best with human interaction and collaboration,” Vasquez wrote in his email. “And while that is sometimes possible using a hybrid or ad hoc work-from-home model, it is not ideal. … We face big challenges and we have an obligation to the people of Multnomah County to do the very best we can every single day. I believe that can best be accomplished by working together, in person.”
Vasquez, who was sworn in as Multnomah County’s district attorney Jan. 2, referred to results from an equity survey sent to the office’s employees in 2023. According to those results, he said employees want their managers to be in the office.
“The work of prosecution requires our lawyers to be present, in court, every day,” Vasquez wrote. “I want the lawyers and the administrative staff to have access to their managers and feel supported in their work.”
Vasquez added that by returning to in-person work, the district attorney’s office managers and supervisors will help stimulate the economy in downtown Portland.
Hat tip to KOIN.
