Washington, D.C. 20530

April 20, 2000

MEMORANDUM FOR BUREAU PERSONNEL OFFICERS

SUBJECT:      Employee Work Status on April 17, 2000

This provides the attached memorandum from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) concerning excused absence, work scheduling, and leave policies for Monday, April 17, in Washington, DC. At the recommendation of Federal and local law enforcement officials, OPM adjusted the operating status for Federal employees in Washington, DC, on Monday, April 17, 2000, to accommodate the protests of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund meetings.

In accordance with the OPM determination, the following operating decisions were announced:

1. Within the area of 12th Street, NW, 23rd Street, NW, Constitution Avenue, and K Street, only emergency employees were required to report to work.



2. Other Federal offices located in the District of Columbia were operating under an unscheduled leave policy.



3. Federal offices in Virginia and Maryland were operating as usual.

In implementing this information for Department employees, components should follow the guidance issued by OPM. In particular, the following considerations apply:

• For employees whose work site is within the geographical boundaries specified by OPM, April 17 is to be treated as a non-workday for leave purposes. Employees should be given an excused absence for the day, and employees who were on approved, scheduled leave should not be charged for the leave.



• Employees at offices located in the District of Columbia, outside of the specified boundaries, should have informed their supervisors if they were taking leave or leave without pay, but did not need prior approval to do so.



• Employees at offices in Virginia and Maryland were expected to be at work. Any leave use was to be in accordance with normal leave requirements.

Questions from employees concerning these matters should be directed to their servicing personnel specialists. Questions from personnel specialists concerning implementation of the OPM guidance may be directed to Margaret Foskey, of the Personnel Staff's Policy Group, for leave questions, or to John Cahill, also of the Personnel Staff's Policy Group, for pay and hours of work questions. Both Ms. Foskey and Mr. Cahill can be reached on (202) 514-6778.

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cc:  Melinda Morgan, HRSAG