Leave Use and Compensation. If we decide to close prior to the start of the workday, including for inclement weather, you will typically be paid for the day, except for hourly employees, who may use annual leave. If you were scheduled to be off, you will not be entitled to any change in compensation. Where you are required to work and the County is closed, you may receive compensatory time, at the discretion of your Department Head. Where the decision is made to close during the workday, you will receive full pay if you have worked all the hours the County was open during that day. Otherwise, you may be required to use annual leave. If the work day is less than five hours, no lunch breaks are allowed. If we decide to stay open, but you choose not to work, you must use any annual leave. If you do not have annual leave available, you must take the day unpaid. 504 Smoking Effective Date: 05/07/2018 In keeping with our intent to provide a safe and healthful work environment, we prohibit smoking in all of our County facilities and vehicles. If you smoke, you will not be permitted any greater number of breaks than those who do not. As a result, you should only smoke or use tobacco products before or after work, or during designated breaks or meal periods. North Dakota law requires smokers to be at least 20 feet away from building entrances and exits. 505 Rest and Meal Periods Effective Date: 05/07/2018 If you are an hourly and/or nonexempt employee, you will usually be provided with one unpaid meal period, with the length determined by the Department Head. In general, shifts exceeding five hours of work require a minimum of 30-minute uninterrupted break between the 3rd and 5h hour. If you choose, exceptions may be made if also approved by the Department Head. Hourly and/or nonexempt employees usually are provided two paid rest periods of 15 minutes in length. To the extent possible, rest periods will be provided in the middle of work periods. Nonexempt employees are generally required to take an unpaid 30 minute meal period, and are not permitted to perform work during this time (unless specifically authorized by a supervisor). Similarly, you are strongly encouraged to take your breaks, and not to perform work while on break. Typically, you are not allowed to combine your breaks, take them with your meal periods, or use them to leave early with pay. Since break time is counted and paid as time worked, you must not be absent from your work stations beyond the allotted rest period time. 506 ...
Leave Use and Compensation. Any member of the bargaining unit on duty who qualifies for W/C benefits shall receive Worker’s Compensation and pay as follows:
