COLUMBUS, Ohio — Many state employees will return to the office on Monday in accordance with an executive order signed by Gov. Mike DeWine last month.
Under the executive order, which was signed on Feb. 4, permanent employees at state agencies, boards and commissions are now required to return to the office to perform their routine duties no later than March 17.
Many employees began working from home on March 9, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the state emergency ended on June 18, 2021, some workers returned to work on a full-time or hybrid basis…