Reno Local APWU Members, Family, Friends, and Community Members,

First, I pray all of our families are safe and well during this State of Emergency and stressful time. We are not just a Union, we are Family. Helping each other, making sure your questions are answered, and you have information about any available resources is what we do as a Family.

Please see the information below, and the attached information, which can assist you with any immediate questions you may have regarding leave and Acts of God.

Please reach out and email us if you need any additional information or resources! We are in this together.

Northern Nevada MAP - Food Pantry

Address

570 Reactor Way, Reno, NV, on the BACK SIDE of the Laborers Local 169 union hall.

Regular Hours

Mondays 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Wednesdays 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Evacuation Center:

Reno-Sparks Convention Center - Hall 4

Located at: 4590 S. Virginia Street, Reno 89502
Access the evacuation center from Kietzke Lane and enter through Door 20F on the Kietzke side.

Small Animal Shelter:

Washoe County Regional Animal Services

Located at: 2825 Longley Ln, Reno 89502
Please do not take your pets to the evacuation center, take them to this location.

Large Animal Shelter:

Ironwood Event Center

Located at: 5600 Whiskey Springs Rd, Reno 89510
Turn right into the second driveway. Please check in at the main office. Please drive slowly and safely.

Per the Washoe County Sheriff's Office

USPS EMPLOYEE LABOR RELATIONS MANUAL (ELM) 510 LEAVE

519 Administrative Leave

519.1 Definition

Administrative leave is absence from duty authorized by appropriate postal officials without charge to annual or sick leave and without loss of pay.

519.2 Special Conditions

519.21 Acts of God

519.211 General

Acts of God involve community disasters such as fire, flood, or storms. The disaster situation must be general rather than personal in scope and impact. It must prevent groups of employees from working or reporting to work.

519.212 Authorizing Administrative Leave for Acts of God

The following provisions concern administrative leave for acts of God:

1. Postmasters and other installation heads have authority to approve administrative leave for up to 1 day.
2. District managers and Postal Career Executive Service (PCES) plant managers may authorize administrative leave beyond 1 day, but not to exceed a total of 3 days, for their installation and those reporting to it.
3. District managers and senior or lead plant managers may approve administrative leave for periods up to and in excess of 3 days for their installation and those reporting to it.

519.213 Determining the Cause of Absence

Postmasters and other appropriate postal officials determine whether absences from duty allegedly due to “acts of God” were, in fact, due to such cause or whether the employee or employees in question could, with reasonable diligence, have reported for duty.

519.214 Early Dismissal Due to Acts of God

When employees are dismissed from duty before the normal completion of their duty due to an act of God, the following applies:

1. Full-time employees are entitled to credit for hours worked plus enough administrative leave to complete their tour of duty. This combination of work and leave is not to exceed 8 hours in any one day.
2. Part-time regular employees are entitled to credit for hours worked plus enough administrative leave to complete their scheduled hours of duty. This combination of work and leave is not to exceed 8 hours in any one day.
3. Part-time flexible employees are entitled to credit for hours worked plus enough administrative leave to complete their scheduled tour. The combination of straight time worked and administrative leave may not exceed 8 hours in a service day. If there is a question as to the scheduled workhours, the part-time flexible employee is entitled to the greater of the following:
   1. The number of hours the part-time flexible worked on the same service day in the previous service week.
   2. The number of hours the part-time flexible was scheduled to work.
   3. The guaranteed hours as provided in the applicable national agreement.

519.215 Employees Prevented From Reporting

Employees scheduled to report who are prevented from reporting or, who after reporting, are prevented from working by an act of God may be excused as follows:

1. Full-time and part-time regular employees receive administrative leave to cover their scheduled tour of duty not to exceed 8 hours.
2. Part-time flexible employees receive administrative leave, subject to the 8–hour limitation, for their scheduled workhours, as provided in 519.214c.

519.216 Employees on Annual Leave, Sick Leave, or LWOP

Employees on annual leave, sick leave, or LWOP remain in such status. They are not entitled to administrative leave.