• In the event that classes and other scheduled activities are cancelled, only snow day personnel will be required to work.

• Employees designated as snow day personnel and who report to work will be awarded a commensurate amount of compensatory time (based on actual number of hours worked) in addition to the day's pay (straight time).

• An employee working at a rate greater than straight time is not eligible for compensatory time.

• Any employee who is not at work (or who fails to report to work if so scheduled) due to authorized vacation, sick leave, personal leave or leave without pay will not be granted excused time for the delayed opening, early closing or cancellation in place of the authorized leave.

TEMPERATURE ADVISORY

In the book Your Rights on the Job, there is information on the low temperature guidelines of the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Hygiene. Co-workers and supervisors should be made aware of the fact that people vary widely in their ability to physically deal with cold - circulation, base metabolism rates, old injuries, etc. Although the law requires that workplaces be heated "properly" from October 15 to May 15 each year, it does not establish particular temperatures. The DOH has issued the following guidelines for state inspectors to use in determining compliance.

Note: No law puts an upper limit on workplace temperatures.