The return to office mandate, effective July 1, may present a significant change in state employees’ daily lives. Here are some of the resources that the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) offers to workers to facilitate the transition.
Bicycle, mass transit and vanpool initiatives
The state offers financial incentives to employees who choose not to commute by car.
The Bicycle Commuter Program offers a taxable benefit of $20 per month to state employees who ride a bicycle to the office on at least 50% of the days they are scheduled to work. The benefit may be claimed by those who use public transit for part of their commute and bicycle for the other part.
Participants in the Bicycle Commuter Program should document their commute on the bicycle self-certification form. To claim the associated benefit, participants must fill out the travel expense claim form…