Common use of Facility Closures Clause in Contracts

Facility Closures. A. In the event a facility is closed for all or part of a single day or days due to inclement weather or an emergency, employees in that facility must discuss the matter with the branch/department manager or her/his designee. The branch/department manager or her/his designee will communicate a course of action such as: (1) direct the employee not to report to work; (2) send the employee home with notice that she/he either is or is not subject to recall to work his/her remaining scheduled hours that day; (3) delay the employee’s scheduled starting time; or (4) reassign an employee to a proximate facility for the employee’s scheduled workday. If an employee desires not to be reassigned, she/he may request his/her supervisor’s permission to use accrued vacation leave, individual leave, or holiday time. B. Employees will be paid for all hours scheduled on a day when the facility is closed for any portion of the day for inclement weather or any other emergency. The only exception shall be if the employee fails to accept alternative work offered in accordance with Section 1.A.