Weather and Safety Leave. Weather and Safety Leave may be granted, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 6329c, 5 CFR Part 630, Subpart P, and consistent with the OPM Governmentwide Dismissal and Closure Procedures. This type of leave may be appropriate when weather or other safety-related conditions prevent employees from safely traveling to, or safely performing work at an approved location due to an act of God, terrorist attack, or other applicable condition.
Weather and Safety Leave. A. The local activity notification system alerts employees for closures due to inclement weather or any other emergency condition. Employees are encouraged to maintain up-to-date contact information to ensure timely notification. Other notification methods may be developed locally to include methods such as a weather status line or public media announcement.
Weather and Safety Leave. An employee whose worksite is closed due to a weather or safety condition described in 5 U.S.C. § 6329c is entitled to weather and safety leave under § 6329c for the duration of the closure. An employee other than an essential employee whose worksite is not closed may, upon request, be granted weather and safety leave under 5 U.S.C. § 6329c to the extent the agency determines that the employee, due to a weather or safety condition described in § 6329c, is prevented from safely traveling to work or arriving to work on time, needs to leave early to avoid hazardous conditions, or could not return home if the employee reported to work. An employee who requests this leave shall state the facts on which the request is based. The agency shall either grant it or deny it. If the request is denied, the employee, if not an essential employee, has a right to use instead either accrued annual leave or leave without pay, unless the appropriate management official decides to assign work to the employee.
Weather and Safety Leave. Consistent with the requirements and procedures in 5 U.S.C. 6329(c) and 5 CFR 630 Subpart P, employees will be granted paid leave when weather or other safety-related conditions prevent them from safely traveling to or safely performing work at an approved location due to an act of God, terrorist attack, or other applicable condition. Such leave will be recorded in the Agency time and attendance system as a category of leave separate from other types of leave.
Weather and Safety Leave. In the event that Agency operations are disrupted due to inclement weather conditions or other unforeseen emergency situations the Agency may, at its discretion, authorize administrative leave. Emergency/mission critical/mission essential employees may be directed to report or remain at work in dismissal or closure situations. When time and conditions permit, the Agency will notify the Union of the contemplated administrative dismissal and consider any recommendations concerning the dismissal made by the Union. When the Agency Director/Site Director or their designee - A. announces site is closed for the day, employees excused from duty and not covered by the exceptions below, will be granted administrative leave for that day. Exceptions include but not limited to employees on official travel, employees on LWOP, employees on AWS which are on their regular scheduled day off, and employees on telework who are otherwise unaffected by closure or emergency situation.
Weather and Safety Leave. A telework participant must be prepared to perform work during an emergency to include a status announcement issued by the Office of Personnel Management, the head of their agency, or a recommendation communicated by the Federal Executive Board. See OPM’s Governmentwide Dismissal and Closure Procedures for guidance and procedures related to operating status announcements and telework. Weekly mileage saving: miles per week (Enter the number of miles not driven weekly due to approved schedule. For example, number of miles usually driven to work, to meet carpool, or to public transportation venue.) Supervisor Approval: □ Approve (which may include working with employee to modify request as applicable to mission accomplishment) □ Disapprove (If disapprove, indicate reason(s)) Date of Decision Reason for Disapproval: By signing this agreement, employees with telework agreements in place acknowledge that they are expected by law to telework during their regular tour of duty on the day when the OPM Director (or other appropriate agency official) issues an announcement that Federal offices are closed (e.g., major snow storm, hurricane, interruptions in transportation), even if that day is not a regular telework day or a day with specific situational approval. Employees who cannot perform their duties must request leave (paid or unpaid). Weather and safety leave may be provided under limited circumstances. Supervisor’s Signature Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
Weather and Safety Leave a. The Parties understand that TSA may approve Weather and Safety Leave for an employee or groups of employees. The Parties understand Weather and Safety Leave is a type of paid leave granted to employees without loss of pay or charge to an employee’s personal leave accounts when weather or other safety-related conditions prevent employees from safely traveling to or safely performing work at an approved location due to an act of nature, terrorist attack, or other applicable conditions.
