Excess Excused Absences For absences that exceed 16 hours per month, the CM will determine if the absences are allowable. Example: The participant may need to be absent for 24 hours due to the illness of a close family member. Contractors/Businesses Closed for the Day If the contractor’s office or a work site (CS or WEP) is closed, the CM needs to plan ahead for the participant’s hours of participation. If the participant is unable to attend his/her regular activity, the CM should arrange with the participant to be completing component activities at another site. Holidays Nebraska allows the following state Holidays for Employment First participants: Holiday Date New Year’s Day January 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 3rd Monday in January President’s Day 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day July 4 Labor Day 1st Monday in September Veteran’s Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Day following Thanksgiving 4th Friday in November Christmas Day December 25 Holiday hours are granted in addition to the 80 hours per year of Excused Absences. For a participant to be granted Holiday hours, s/he must be in compliance with his/her plan. For the hours to count, the Holiday must have occurred on a date the participant was scheduled to participate in a countable activity. The credit must correspond to the number of hours the participant was scheduled to participate that particular date. Holiday Hours – WEP or CS Holiday hours can be allowed for the participant if all of the following criteria are met:
Excess Excused Absences For absences that exceed 16 hours per month, the CM will determine if the absences are allowable. Example: The participant may need to be absent for 24 hours due to the illness of a close family member. Contractors/Businesses Closed for the Day If the contractor’s office or a work site (CS or WEP) is closed, the CM needs to plan ahead for the participant’s hours of participation. If the participant is unable to attend his/her regular activity, the CM should arrange with the participant to be completing component activities at another site. Holidays Nebraska allows the following state Holidays for Employment First participants: Holiday Date New Year’s Day January 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 3rd Monday in January President’s Day 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day July 4 Labor Day 1st Monday in September Veteran’s Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Day following Thanksgiving 4th Friday in November Christmas Day December 25 Holiday hours are granted in addition to the 80 hours per year of Excused Absences. For a participant to be granted Holiday hours, s/he must be in compliance with his/her plan. For the hours to count, the Holiday must have occurred on a date the participant was scheduled to participate in a countable activity. The credit must correspond to the number of hours the participant was scheduled to participate that particular date. Holiday Hours – WEP or CS Holiday hours can be allowed for the participant if all of the following criteria are met:
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