Section 93-9-009 - Administrative LeaveAdministrative leave, with pay, may be granted by the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner due to natural disasters, public health emergencies, inclement weather, or other local work-related emergencies.
009.01 When State offices, located in a building not owned or operated by the State, are closed by other than State officials due to inclement weather or other local work-related emergencies, employees have the following options, subject to advance approval by their immediate supervisor: 009.01A Report to work at a pre-arranged alternate worksite;009.01B Telecommute from home if practicable due to the nature of the work, as determined by the appropriate Office Administrator.009.01C Use accrued vacation leave, earned compensatory time, or leave without pay as a last resort.009.01D Make up the missed work time within the work week.009.01E Absent the ability to exercise any of the above options, employees may be placed on ready to work status. This means they are ready and available to be called back to a work location at any time. Employees in a ready to work status will be compensated and will perform any state work possible during this status. Ready-to-work status is intended for office closures that are due to clearly unanticipated occurrences such as flooding, fire, or other building damage. It is not intended for when the circumstances that resulted in the office closure were reasonably predictable in advance by the Department and the employee, such as a snowstorm predicted in advance. In such cases, the employee and his or her supervisor or other designee are to communicate and make arrangements in advance in regard to possible alternate work locations. 009.02 If State offices remain open during inclement weather or other work-related emergencies, employees are expected to make a reasonable effort to report for work or make alternative arrangements for work with their supervisor. Employees who fail to report for work will be charged compensatory time, vacation leave, or leave without pay. The appropriate Office Administrator, or the immediate supervisor, if authorized by the appropriate Office Administrator, may grant permission to both exempt and nonexempt employees to make up missed hours during the same week rather than requiring them to use compensatory time, vacation leave or leave without pay.009.04 Nonexempt and exempt employees who report for and remain at work in periods during which administrative leave was authorized will be granted compensatory time off, to be used at a later date.93 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 9, § 009
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