Agencies should notify employees of procedures to be followed when this occurs, and should be as flexible and understanding as possible in approving leave in these situations. What Announcement Means Additional Guidance 1. Federal agencies will open on time, and employees are expected to report for work as scheduled. Agencies may grant a reasonable amount of excused absence to employees who are unavoidably delayed in arriving for work. Factors such as distance, availability of transportation, and the success of other employees in similar situations should be considered in determining the amount of excused absence to grant.
Employees are responsible for notifying their supervisors of their situation.
Federal agencies will open on time, but nonemergency employees should adjust their normal home departure time consistent with the announcement, and nonemergency employees who arrive late will be excused without loss of pay or charge to leave. Emergency employees are expected to report for work on time. Workdays on which a Federal activity is closed are nonworkdays for leave purposes. Employees who are on approved leave before the closure must be granted excused absence. This does not apply to employees on LWOP, military leave, suspension, or in a nonpay status.