> He has said he is worried about establishing a “two-tiered system” of municipal workers and wants to compensate those who cannot work remotely, although he has not specified how.

I don't really get why equity is a big consideration here. Is anybody going into firefighting or nursing or policing thinking that they're ever likely to work from home in 99% of the field's jobs?

Shouldn't we just acknowledge that every kind of job is different and has different advantages and disadvantages? Many jobs that are able to have people WFH can be unhealthy, soul-crushing, and mentally draining experiences to balance out the fact that there's a benefit like being able to do that from home at times.

First time I've seen this come up. From a supply/demand point of view it makes a lot of sense. Lots of people prefer WFH jobs over on-site.