# Title 4 — Management and Budget, Office of

## Article 4-07 — Organization of Human Resource Management Services

## Chapter 4-07-08 — Working and Inclement Weather Conditions

### § 4-07-08-01. Scope of chapter.

This chapter applies to all state and local government agencies, departments, institutions, and
boards and commissions that employ individuals in positions classified by human resource
management services.
History: Effective September 1, 1992; amended effective November 1, 1996; July 1, 2004.
General Authority: NDCC 54-44.3-12
Law Implemented: NDCC 54-44.3-12(1)
### § 4-07-08-02. Reporting to work.

During inclement weather conditions unless otherwise notified by an authorized official, each
employee shall report to work as scheduled at the appointed time. Employees who are authorized and
telework enabled (the ability to do all or part of their job from home or a remote location) are expected
to follow a normal work schedule.
History: Effective September 1, 1992; amended effective July 1, 2022; October 1, 2023.
General Authority: NDCC 54-44.3-12
Law Implemented: NDCC 54-44.3-12(1)
### § 4-07-08-03. Reporting late or leaving early.

An employee who either reports to work late, or who leaves work early during inclement weather
conditions while the employee's place of work remains open, must be charged appropriate leave for the
time not worked.
History: Effective September 1, 1992.
General Authority: NDCC 54-44.3-12
Law Implemented: NDCC 54-44.3-12(1)
### § 4-07-08-04. Key positions.

An appointing authority may designate key positions. Individuals occupying those positions shall
provide continuing services or essential services as required during emergency or inclement weather
conditions when the agency is closed by an authorized official. An individual occupying a key position
may be provided extra compensation, in addition to the regular pay rate, for performing required work
during a period when agency facilities or normal operations have been closed or curtailed due to
emergency or inclement weather conditions.
History: Effective September 1, 1992.
General Authority: NDCC 54-44.3-12
Law Implemented: NDCC 54-44.3-12(1)

### § 4-07-08-05. No pay reduced.

An appointing authority may not reduce the pay of an employee who is released from work due to
an emergency or inclement weather conditions by an authorized official for those hours the employee
was not required to work.
History: Effective September 1, 1992.
General Authority: NDCC 54-44.3-12
Law Implemented: NDCC 54-44.3-12(1)
### § 4-07-08-06. Employee not scheduled to work.

Repealed effective October 1, 2023.
