Indoor Offices. During severe weather, public health concerns, or other conditions that affect safe access to or working from an Organization office, including all offices involved in our field programs, the Organization may close the affected office(s) early, open late, or close for the entirety of a particular day or days. The designated senior-most staff member in an office or remote location will take into account the particular travel conditions, availability of public transportation, and school closures in altering office hours or closing an office. For weather related closures in Washington, D.C., the Organization will follow the federal government operating status as issued on the xxx.xxx website. In other office locations, staff will follow local guidance (such as school closings or city/county guidance) regarding weather circumstances. If severe weather or an emergency situation is anticipated, employees who work from an Organization office should bring their laptops home in anticipation of an office closure. If the situation impacts an employee’s home, the employee is not expected to perform work. Any employee who has the proper equipment to perform their job duties, in the event of an office closure, is expected to do so, to the best of their abilities, with the understanding that the employee may also have childcare or other responsibilities related to extreme weather closures that may prevent them from working a full work day. Employees who are unable to perform job duties (i.e. due to lack of proper equipment, power outage, childcare duties, etc.) should communicate with their supervisor(s). Office closures in a specific location should not affect work hours of employees in other Organization offices or those who work remotely on a permanent basis. In the situation that some or all Organization offices reopen in the midst of an emergency situation, employees will have the option of continuing to work remotely. In all offices, reasons for the closure, delayed start time, or early closure time may include but are not limited to climate-exacerbated natural disasters, snow, extreme heat and cold, power outages, flooding, extreme protests or violence, and poor air quality. In remote offices, the senior-most staff member for each program in the state will make a decision whether to shift operations to alternative work assignments (if applicable) or to close the office.
