WASHINGTON — Some federal workers will not need to brave an icy commute as offices in the D.C. area will be closed Tuesday, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
OPM says while offices in the D.C. area are closed, maximum telework will be in effect.
The OPM website says telework employees will be expected to work, as well as remote workers. Generally, telework employees and remote workers do not receive weather and safety leave.
Non-telework employees will generally be granted weather and safety leave for the number of hours they were scheduled to work, OPM says. However, that leave will not be given to employees who are on official travel outside of the duty station or on an Alternative Work Schedule (AWS) day off or other non-workday.
Emergency employees are expected to report to their worksite unless otherwise directed by their agencies and workers on preapproved leave, paid or otherwise, should continue to be charged leave or other paid time off and should not receive weather and safety leave.
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