Departmental Responsibility: Human Resources; Leave
Topic: Leave - Hazardous Weather & Emergency
Policy: Other Leave Programs
Effective: September 28, 2006
Last Revised Date:

AUTHORITY
Please see the SC Office of Human Resouces link referenced below for full text regarding all aspects of Other Leave Programs

GOAL
To prevent the unnecessary endangerment of all state employees in the event of hazardous weather or emergency conditions determined by the Governor.

ELIGIBILITY
All employees scheduled to work at the time of the hazardous weather or emergency condition in the geographical area of the condition or the entire state as determined by the Govenor.

INELIGIBILTIY
Any essential or direct care service employees as determined by each agency.

PROCESS
Upon issuing a Declaration of Emergency, the Governor has the authority to excuse all employees of State government from reporting to work during extreme weather or other emergency conditions. "Emergency conditions" means circumstances that would expose employees to harmful or unsafe conditions as determined by the Governor’s Office. Unless such a Declaration of Emergency has been issued, all State government employees are expected to report to work.

Exception - Nothing contained in this Section precludes the necessary immediate evacuation of a facility by an individual in an appropriate supervisory capacity in the interest of personal safety.

The Declaration may be applicable to all employees in the entire State, or only to those employees who live or work in one geographical region of the State, or a combination of geographical regions.

During a Declaration of Emergency, all essential and direct care services will be maintained. Each agency shall identify essential employees by position, classification, or internal title, and post a list thereof. Generally, no change of the essential employee roster should be authorized after the Governor's Declaration of an Emergency. Nonessential employees will not be expected to report to work.


Notification of Declaration of Emergency




Related Documents:
SC OHR Other Leave Policy Section K.

The language used in this document does not create an employment contract between the employee and the agency. The document does not create any contractual rights or entitlements. The agency reserves the right to revise the content of this document, in whole or in part. No promises or assurances, whether written or oral, which are contrary or inconsistent with the terms of this paragraph create any contract of employment.