ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- "Liberal leave" refers to any unscheduled leave federal employees may take in the event extreme weather, or a similar emergency, prevents them from coming to work as usual.
A federal employee taking liberal leave must subtract it from their allotment of accrued leave days, credit hours or compensatory time.
Employees taking liberal, or unscheduled, leave are expected to inform their supervisors of that choice as quickly as possible, normally not later than two hours after the beginning of their scheduled work shift.
Exceptions: Federal employees whose work is deemed essential are designated "emergency employees" and are generally expected to report to work even when an unscheduled leave policy is announced. Telecommuting federal employees scheduled to work on that day are expected to proceed as normal unless the power is down or unless they inform their supervisors of their choice to take unscheduled (liberal) leave.
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