State agencies designate each employee as either "Emergency Personnel" or "Non-Emergency Personnel."
In case of inclement weather or another emergency, Emergency Personnel will be required to report to their assigned work site as scheduled,due to the critical nature of their job functions. Emergency Personnel are generally charged with the care and custody of patients and/or prisoners or are responsible for the delivery of other critically important public services. Titles include State Trooper, Mental Health Worker, Developmental Disabilities Worker, and Correction Officer, among others.
Non-Emergency Personnel scheduled to work the day of an emergency but directed to not report to work or those impacted by a late start of early departure, will receive regular pay (i.e. weather leave or "WEA" on timesheet) for their lost work hours. This time will not be charged to personal, vacation, or sick time