Detailed Discussion
Temporary Employees are extra personnel hired as a direct result of the disaster to perform eligible work. An example of a temporary employee would be a laborer hired to perform repairs to roads damaged during the disaster.
Regular and overtime labor costs are eligible for both emergency and permanent work performed by temporary employees when they are doing eligible work.
Seasonally employed personnel, when covered under existing budgets and used for a disaster during the normal season of employment, are considered permanent employees for the purpose of cost eligibility. If they are employed outside their normal season, they are considered temporary employees.
References: Sections 406(a)(2)(C) and 406(f)(5) of the Stafford Act Public Assistance Guide, FEMA 322, page 43