working from home

Studies show that not having a commute can be detrimental to a person’s mental health. News4’s Erika Gonzalez speaks with Washington Post reporter Angela Haupt about how to create a “fake commute” in lieu of going to the office every morning.

Working in D.C. will continue to look different for the greater part of this year due to the coronavirus, a new study shows.

Employers expect less than 30% of their employees to be in offices by the first quarter of this year. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

When you’re living and working at home with your significant other, it can be tough to keep your relationship feeling fresh. LX Host Tabitha Lipkin has five tips from NBC News for keeping the spark alive when you’re together 24/7.

Tax season is upon us, and we know that comes with a lot of questions. So we got Lisa Greene-Lewis, a tax expert with TurboTax, to play a game of “True and False” with LX Host Nik Z to tackle some of the big ones.

Tax season begins Feb. 12 and many of you may be wondering how the pandemic will impact your income tax filing. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports.

Officials in Virginia say they are temporarily pausing deactivations of idle E-ZPass accounts during the coronavirus pandemic

Some drivers in Virginia are getting notices that their E-ZPass accounts may be closed because they aren’t being used enough.

Some drivers in Virginia are getting a notice that their E-Z Pass accounts may be closed because they aren’t being used enough. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss is working for you tonight with what you need to do if you get this notice.

A D.C. chemistry teacher transformed his kitchen into a classroom to teach and inspire his students from home. Jonte Lee from Calvin Coolidge High School walked LX News host Tabitha Lipkin through some experiments while discussing the importance of representing Black teachers and the hearing impaired community through his popular classes on social media.

If you’re among the millions of Americans now working from home, you may find that the costs of your home office can add up. An economist and professor at Rutgers University, William M. Rodgers III, has some tips for how you can ask your boss to chip in.

An economist and professor at Rutgers University says that if you’re one of the millions of Americans now working from home, your employer or the government should chip in to help cover your home office expenses. Professor William M. Rodgers III joined LX News to explain how this policy would help employers, employees and the economy as a whole.

Interior designer and “Queer Eye” star Bobby Berk shares some tips for improving your work from home space and bringing some holiday spirit into your home this season.

COVID-19 changed life in cities almost overnight. Maybe the most drastic shift came from the closure of office buildings and the shift to work-from-home lifestyles. Suddenly, a major incentive of living in a city — proximity to jobs — had vanished. Will an exodus to small towns change urban living forever?

Almost eight months after the coronavirus swept the U.S. and millions continue to work from their homes. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker shares some tips to help ease your pandemic work from home fatigue and bring more balance to your life.

With most people spending more time at home than ever before, it’s important to make the most of your time outside. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker has some tips to practice mindfulness and de-stress during your daily walk.

If your home office isn’t ergonomically correct, you could be feeling a lot of aches and pains. Consumer Reports says a new keyboard and mouse may be just what the doctor ordered. Susan Hogan reports.

Spending months working from home with no end in sight is taking an emotional toll on some people, causing them to feel isolated and burnt out. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports on the psychological effects of not being in the office.

Every month, dozens of parents in the Georgetown University community participate in a discussion group. Despair has been a recurring emotion on recent Zoom calls as participants, mostly mothers, talk about how hard it’s been to simultaneously try to work and take care of their children during the coronavirus pandemic.  “People are just hanging on by a fingernail. The...

Kids will be kids at the worst time… right when you’re in the middle of a huge video conference with your boss. But can you really be fired for managing your children while working from home? Attorney Mandy Price discusses what your rights are as a work-from-home parent.