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| Posted to Website: | 02/01/2007 |
Adverse Weather Guidelines for EPA Non-Faculty Employees
The following guidelines apply to EPA Non-Faculty employees in the event of adverse weather conditions:
- If the University is open, employees are generally expected to report to work.
- Unless specific law enforcement restrictions prohibit travel in a given area, individual employees must use their own best judgement as to whether they feel they are able to safely travel to and from work given local conditions regardless of whether the University is officially open. No employee is expected to unnecessarily risk personal safety to travel to or from work.
- If an employee is unable to report to work due to local travel conditions in their commuting area or due to school closings or other personal situations caused by adverse weather, the employee must consult with their supervisor and may use available vacation or bonus leave and either not report to work or leave early, as appropriate. Supervisors may advance leave as permitted under normal EPA employment policies for such purposes at their discretion.
- At a supervisor's discretion, EPA employees may also perform work at home in which case, the supervisor may not require the employee to charge available leave. The authorization of "at-home" work arrangements depends on the nature of an individual's position and the supervisor's judgment as to whether work assignments may be effectively done outside the normal office setting. There is no guarantee that an employee will be permitted to work at-home during adverse weather in lieu of using accrued leave.
- In the event the University is officially closed due to adverse weather by the Chancellor, EPA employees are not required to use leave to make up-time lost during the period of official closing. This is referred to as Adverse Weather Condition III in the University's adverse weather procedures. The University is not automatically closed when other State Offices are, so please refer to the University's Adverse Weather information page for sources of official confirmation on the University's current adverse weather status.
- EPA employees who may be designated as "emergency" or "essential" employees may be required to report for duty when other employees are not. Generally, these are individuals who have been formally advised of their "emergency" or "essential" status in advance. In such instances, the Department Head will communicate specific expectations for reporting during the adverse weather event.
For updates on University Adverse Weather conditions and status, click here for further information.
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