Really wish the government would start forcing employers to pay employees for their average commute times. Would really encourage allowing remote work or relocation into smaller residential areas. It's hard to fathom why being stuck in traffic isn't considered work. Certainly feels like it.
I understand your sentiment, but why is it that government coercion is necessary? You're allowed to run your own businesses as you see fit. If you work for someone else and don't like the arrangement, then fix it.
It's a lot easier to point out what businesses are doing wrong than to start and run your own "the right way".
(I've seen companies try to get around this by having people commute directly from home to the client site and then claiming that was their normal "commute")
So just redefine "duty station" from "office" to "place of residence."
After all, the commute is being done for the company's benefit, not the employee.
companies won't "mandate" commute (at least for the type of work that can be done remotely)