These researchers found that if you work from home you will be less efficient and productive than people who from their office. Can we say the same about freelance workers? Do you think that if workers are given the chance to "own" a task like freelancers they'll be more productive because it is just like being self-employed where you treat it as your business and not with the mindset of another man's business?
I thought America is a place where life is always at ease, this article is saying otherwise but I think it's an opinion rather than fact. If it appears to be true, many companies would by now avoid such kind of working policy, they would have change things but during the Covid 19 lock down, so many companies found out that they are even spending less when they work from home than when everyone present their self in the work place and since when they employed it, they haven't reverse it till now.
However, this is limited to some jobs, not every work can be done from home like the field work where your presence and effort is required. Jobs that can be done remotely and transmit are normal but to avoid problems like this headline, it's better to have a workspace at home where you can work comfortably than sitting in your room while doing the job.