When
employees
work
from
home
,
it
can
be
a
-
for
employers
.
Companies
save
money
on
operating
costs
and
,
and
research
has
found
that
workers
can
be
more
productive
at
home
.
However
,
working
from
home
can
also
come
at
financial
and
psychological
cost
to
employees
who
are
suddenly
their
company
used
to
cover
.
For
Danelle
Clarke
,
who
works
in
administration
at
a
major
utility
company
in
Iowa
,
going
remote
resulted
in
a
significant
pay
cut
that
whatever
she
is
saving
from
no
longer
driving
her
short
commute
.
Her
employer
said
she'd
save
money
by
not
buying
as
much
gas
and
by
putting
less
?
wear
?
on
her
car
.
?
I
personally
don't
think
you
need
to
take
a
pay
cut
to
work
from
home
.
I'm
just
as
productive
as
I
am
in
the
office
,
if
not
more
so
,
?
Clarke
said
.
When
she
asked
her
employer
for
help
covering
the
cost
of
a
printer
so
she
could
print
out
invoices
and
timesheets
,
her
request
was
.
Electricity
bills
were
to
increase
by
15
-
30%
this
summer
,
and
more
people
are
dealing
with
internet
due
to
blackouts
,
storms
and
surging
internet
traffic
as
work
and
life
continue
to
take
place
mostly
online
.
This
can
have
consequences
for
people's
ability
to
do
their
work
.
Tracy
,
an
IT
professional
working
for
an
essential
business
based
in
Arizona
(
who
asked
for
her
last
name
to
be
withheld
)
,
said
that
when
she
was
working
from
home
,
she
needed
to
use
paid
vacation
days
because
of
an
internet
Bosses
can
be
resistant
to
investing
in
their
employees
when
the
trend
is
that
employees
no
longer
stay
with
companies
until
retirement
,
Patton
said
.
?
When
they
purchase
office
equipment
for
an
office
,
the
idea
is
that
we're
the
,
the
desk
and
chair
are
still
there
,
the
computer
is
still
there
,
?
she
said
.
Some
bosses
,
though
,
can
be
legally
obligated
to
pay
for
work
-
related
remote
expenses
,
depending
on
the
state
where
you
work
and
how
much
you
earn
.
Under
the
Fair
Labor
Standards
Act
,
employers
can't
require
employees
earning
a
to
pay
for
business
-
related
expenses
that
would
cause
their
compensation
to
fall
below
.
California
,
which
has
one
of
the
strongest
labor
laws
on
this
,
requires
employers
to
employees
who
are
required
to
work
from
home
for
reasonable
and
necessary
expenses
.
But
before
you
ask
your
employer
for
help
with
expenses
,
consider
what
would
be
reasonable
and
what
would
be
a
risk
.
?
I'd
caution
against
overreaching
if
your
employer
is
for
home
office
expenses
.
Maybe
don't
try
to
bill
for
afternoon
snacks
and
coffee
even
if
the
employer
normally
provides
them
for
free
.
I'd
err
on
the
side
of
showing
them
you
are
being
reasonable
so
they
don't
decide
you
are
trying
to
,
?
Ballman
said
.
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