Arkansas Times

Arkansas Blog

« Steele new RNC head | Main | Need a little time off? »

Emergency leave for state workers

Gov. Beebe issued a reminder today that state employees may qualify for up to a week of paid leave to cope with weather emergencies.

Governor Mike Beebe’s executive order of May 2008, granting up to a week of paid emergency leave for Arkansas state employees affected by severe weather, remains in effect for the current emergency in most of northern Arkansas.

Under the order, any state employee whose primary residence was lost or sustained heavy damage because of a weather-related disaster, may file for up to 40 hours of paid leave at the discretion of the agency director.  Other forms of earned leave may still be used in addition to the emergency time.

Affected employees should contact their supervisors or directors to ensure proper record-keeping.  Individual agencies and departments will maintain records of the emergency leave for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.

 Governor Mike Beebe today also authorized an additional $300,000 from Arkansas's Emergency Response Fund to help victims who suffered damage in this week's ice storms

Posted by Max Brantley on January 30, 2009 04:32 PM |

Comments

Well, isn't that nice of us taxpayers! I wish the state workers were as accommodating when I forget some jot or tittle while renewing my automobile license.

Posted by: Carrick Patterson [TypeKey Profile Page] | January 30, 2009 07:04 PM

Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)

Life and death
Date: 11/19/2009
By: David Koon
Not many were shocked when Curtis Lavelle Vance was found guilty last week of capital murder, rape, residential burglary and theft of property in the October 2008 beating death of KATV anchor Anne Pressly. /more/

Xmas access nixed
Date: 11/19/2009
By: Arkansas Times Staff
Two weeks ago we reported on the efforts of the Arkansas Society of Freethinkers to put up a winter solstice display on the grounds of the state Capitol. /more/


Charter school wisdom
Date: 11/19/2009
By: Arkansas Times Staff
The state Board of Education last week demonstrated a more searching approach to charter school applications than it has sometimes shown. /more/

Home / Blogs / This Week / Entertainment / Real Estate / Classifieds / Subscribe / Contact