Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from May 1994

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from May 1994

California Motor Vehicles unit plans project with 'tele-hearings' for drivers.
May 1, 1994... SUMMARY: As part of a major reorganization plan, a section of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will be setting up some employees at home and perhaps at other remote sites. Their primary job is to conduct hearings for drivers...

Home office tax deductions subject of recent IRS ruling and new bill.
May 1, 1994... SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a ruling that clarifies certain home-office deduction rules, based on a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that has been the subject of considerable complaints. The IRS ruling is not favorable to...

Report on telecommuting centers assesses status and future prospects; cautious optimism is indicated. (report from the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Davis)
May 1, 1994... There is more confusion and divergent opinion about telecommuting centers than about any other aspect of telecommuting. We can't seem to agree on what to name all the various forms (satellite offices? telecommuting centers? telecenters?...

White House conference highlights clean-air issues; transportation workshop shows regulatory entanglement. (Apr 1994 White House Conference on Climate Action)
May 1, 1994... SUMMARY: A Washington conference held to draw attention to a national effort to reduce so-called "greenhouse gas" emissions and thus help slow global warming included a number of transportation-and telecommuting-related activities. The role of...

Energy Department report on telecommuting is completed; conclusions offer some surprises.
May 1, 1994... SUMMARY: The second major study of telecommuting conducted by a U.S. federal agency has just been released. The Department of Energy report looked at so-called "indirect effects" of the reduction of traffic due to telecommuting, and concluded...