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[quote=Anonymous]You may not be required to take leave if you can't arrange back-up care.  See the following language from the "Frequently Asked Question" section of OPM's and GSA's, Interagency Telework Website:

[i][b]What about teleworking employees during emergency closures such as extreme ice and snow days? Do they still telework?[/b]

"Employees who telework from home or from an alternative workplace are an invaluable resource to employers for keeping an agency operational during a time of emergency. Therefore, agencies may wish to modify their current policies concerning emergency situations to require telework employees to continue to work at their alternative worksites when the agency is closed. Teleworkers can be required to work during emergency closures even if that day is not a regular telework day or a day with specific approval for situational/episodic telework. If an agency chooses to require an employee to telework during emergency closures either on his or her regular telework day, or on any day when the agency is closed by an emergency, the agency should include this requirement as part of the employee's written telework agreement. [b]On a case-by-case basis, an agency may excuse a telework employee from duty during an emergency if the emergency adversely affects the telework site, if the teleworker is unable to access the alternative telework site (telework center), if the teleworker faces a personal hardship (e.g. child care issues, the inability of telework center teleworkers to get to the centers, etc.) that prevent him or her from working successfully, or if the teleworker's duties are such that he or she cannot continue to work without contact with the regular worksite.[/b] Agency management officials are reminded that they should consult with their employees' unions before implementing new, or revised, telework policies."[/i]

[url]http://www.telework.gov/faqs.asp[/url]

If I were you, I'd show this language to my supervisor.[/quote]

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