Nonessential Nassau County employees required to report for work at noon Monday

Nonessential Nassau employees will be required to work on Monday beginning at noon, according to a letter Sunday from County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

"For your safety, nonessential services at Nassau County offices will be delayed until 12:00 PM on Monday, February 23, 2026," Blakeman wrote. "This delay will allow roadways to be properly plowed and made safe for travel."

Essential union and nonunion employees directed by their department heads to report to or remain at work before the delay, he said, will receive compensatory salary at straight time for each hour actually worked from the start of their regular shift through noon Monday.

Nonessential employees not required to report to work before noon will be deemed absent with pay from the start of their regular shift until noon, Blakeman said.

Those nonessential employees absent for the remainder of their shift will need to notify their supervisor and utilize accrued leave.

Suffolk County’s Department of Social Services and Traffic Court have a delayed opening to the general public at 1 p.m., said county spokesperson Michael Martino.

By Robert Brodsky

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Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.