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Temporary Policy on Shutdowns and Emergency Leave due to Coronavirus Disease COVID-19
Starting Monday, March 23, 2020, most employees will be asked to stay home. Employees may
be required to perform work remotely, as directed by their supervisor, and to the extent they are
able todoso. Essential employees will be identified by their Division Director and will be
required to continue to work. Work may entail continuation of normal duties, it may entail
working remotely, or it may entail special assignments that result from the current public
emergency. All employees will be paid their regular wages without requiring the use of personal
leave time, such as vacation, sick, or earned time.
Effective Monday March 16, any employees, including essential employees, who should isolate
or quarantine themselves due to potential exposure to, or the potential presence of, COVID-19,
or cannot make necessary child care arrangements, should do so, and the City will continue to
pay that employee their regular wages without requiring them to use any personal leave
time. Employees who are isolated or quarantined may be required to perform work remotely, as
directed by their supervisor, and to the extent they are able to do so. Guidance to help
employees decide if they should isolate or quarantine can be found on the City’s website @
https://www.nashuanh.gov/1332/COVID-19.
This policy will be effective immediately, regardless of contractual obligations or lack
thereof. City administration will work towards approval by each employer board and union. The
Mayor is authorized to set an end date for this temporary policy.
Approved by the Board of Aldermen on March 16, 2020.
Jim Donchess, Mayor Date
