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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
Also wanted to add that we are a small company [b]and don't have a set policy[/b].[/quote]

That's your problem right there. You should get with HR or your supervisors or whoever makes workplace policy and develop something that gives rules for when a person can use PTO without advance notice, how much PTO a person gets, whether employees are expected to work from home when the office is closed, etc. If you don't have a set policy, it's hard to make a case that someone's doing something wrong.

In my office, if the federal government is closed, our office is closed. Everyone gets administrative leave (i.e., paid time off that does not come from their accrued sick or annual leave). If someone just can't work one day (due to childcare obligations, transportation problems, vacation, whatever) s/he can take annual leave. If someone can't work because they are sick or a close relative is sick, s/he can take sick time. Taking unscheduled sick time has never been a cause for reprimand, although if an employee gets behind on work because they've been using a lot of sick leave, their supervisor will talk to them about how much leave they anticipate needing and whether the employee can catch up on work or needs work to be reassigned. Annual leave requests can be denied by management if the office workload requires it.
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