- Jury Duty and Court Witness Leave. After due notice to the Employer, employees subpoenaed to serve as a witness or called for jury duty, shall be paid their regular compensation at their current base rate of pay for the period the court duty requires their absence from work duty, plus any expenses paid by the court. Such employees, so compensated, shall not be eligible to retain jury duty pay or witness fees and shall turn any such pay or fees received over to the Employer. If an employee is excused from jury duty prior to the end of the normal work day, they shall return to work if reasonably practicable or make arrangements for a leave of absence without pay. For purposes of this section, such employees shall be considered to be working normal day shift hours for the duration of their jury duty leave. Any absence, whether voluntary or by legal order to appear or testify in private litigation, not in the status of an employee but as a plaintiff or defendant, shall not qualify for leave under this section. Such absences shall be charged against accumulated vacation, compensatory time or be without pay.
- Jury Duty and Court Witness Leave. If a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee is required to serve as a juror in any court of law or is required by subpoena to attend a court of law as a witness (other than when the proceeding is a non-work-related proceeding in which the employee is an affected party), that employee shall not lose regular pay, benefits or seniority because of such attendance, provided that the employee:
- Jury Duty and Court Witness Leave. After due notice to the Employer, employees subpoenaed to serve as a witness due to their conduct while a City employee or called for jury duty, shall be paid their regular compensation at their current base rate of pay for the period the court duty requires their absence from work duty, plus any expenses paid by the court. Such employees, so compensated, shall not be eligible to retain jury duty pay or witness fees and shall turn any such pay or fees received over to the Employer. If an employee is excused from jury duty prior to the end of the normal workday, he/she shall return to work if reasonably practicable or make arrangements for a leave of absence without pay. For purposes of this section, such employees shall be considered to be working normal day shift hours for the duration of their jury duty leave. Any absence, whether voluntary or by legal order to appear or testify in private litigation, not in the status of an employee but as a plaintiff or defendant, shall not qualify for leave under this section. Such absences shall be charged against accumulated vacation, compensatory time or be without pay.
- Jury Duty and Court Witness Leave. After due notice to the Employer, employees subpoenaed to serve as a witness or called for jury duty, shall be paid their regular compensation at their current base rate of pay for the period the court duty requires their absence from work duty, plus any expenses paid by the court. Such employees, so compensated, shall not be eligible to retain jury duty pay or witness fees and shall turn any such pay or fees received over to the Employer. For purposes of this section, such employees shall be considered to be working normal day shift hours for the duration of their jury duty leave. Any absence, whether voluntary or by legal order to appear or testify in private litigation, not in the status of an employee but as a plaintiff or defendant, shall not qualify for leave under this section. Such absences shall be charged against accumulated vacation, compensatory time or be without pay.
- Jury Duty and Court Witness Leave. After due notice to the Employer, employees subpoenaed to serve as a witness or called for jury duty, shall be paid their regular compensation at their current base rate of pay for the period the court duty requires their absence from work duty, plus any expenses paid by the court. Such employees, so compensated, shall not be eligible to retain jury duty pay or witness fees and shall turn any such pay or fees received over to the Employer. If an employee is excused from jury duty prior to the end of the normal work day, they shall return to work if reasonably practicable. For purposes of this section, such employees shall be considered to be working a normal day for the duration of their jury duty leave. Any absence, whether voluntary or by legal order to appear or testify in private litigation, not in the status of an employee but as a plaintiff or defendant, shall not qualify for leave under this section. Such absences, if for a full day, shall be charged against accumulated vacation or be without pay.
- Jury Duty and Court Witness Leave. An employee required to serve on a legally constituted jury or subpoenaed as a witness for work related matters, shall not lose regular pay, benefits or seniority because of such attendance, provided that the employee:
- Jury Duty and Court Witness Leave. After due notice to the Employer, employees subpoenaed to serve as a witness in a criminal proceeding or called for jury duty, shall be paid their regular compensation at their current base rate of pay for the period the court duty requires their absence from work duty, plus any expenses paid by the court. Such employees, so compensated, shall not be eligible to retain jury duty pay or witness fees and shall turn any such pay or fees received over to the Employer. The City of Minneapolis may charge a fee to the party issuing the subpoena for lost work time due to interview(s) or preparation(s) associated with being a witness. If an employee is excused from jury duty prior to the end of the normal workday, he/she shall return to work if reasonably practicable or make arrangements for a leave of absence without pay or use vacation or compensatory time. For purposes of this section, such employees shall be considered to be working normal day shift hours for the duration of their jury duty leave. Any absence, whether voluntary or by legal order to appear or testify in civil litigation, not in the status of an employee, shall not qualify for leave under this section. Such absences shall be charged against accumulated vacation, compensatory time or be without pay.
- Jury Duty and Court Witness Leave. After due notice to the Employer, employees subpoenaed to serve as a witness or called for jury duty, shall be paid their regular compensation at their current base rate of pay for the period the court duty requires their absence from work duty, plus any expenses paid by the court. Such employees, so compensated, shall not be eligible to retain jury duty pay or witness fees and shall turn any such pay or fees received over to the Employer. If an employee is excused from jury duty prior to the end of the normal workday, he/she/she shall return to work if reasonably practicable or make arrangements for a leave of absence without pay. For purposes of this Section, such employees shall be considered to be working normal day shift hours for the duration of their jury duty leave. This Section shall not apply to:
- Jury Duty and Court Witness Leave. 12.7.1 All unit members who receive a notice of jury duty or a court order or a subpoena requiring them to testify as a witness in court must notify their supervisor and provide a copy of the official jury duty notice, court order or subpoena, to the Human Resources Department as soon as possible. Unit members should, whenever possible, request to postpone a summons to perform jury duty to the summer period.
- Jury Duty and Court Witness Leave. The Employer shall grant leave-of-absence without loss of seniority to an employee who serves as a juror or is called under a summons witness in any court. The Employer shall pay such an employee up to a maximum of four (4) weeks the difference between her normal earnings and the payment she receives for jury service or crown witness, excluding payment for travelling, meals or other expenses. The employee will present satisfactory proof of service and the amount received. The employee will be expected to be at work on any days when she is excused as the juror or when no longer under summons to witness. Time spent by an employee required to serve as a court witness in any matter directly arising out of the functioning of the Women's Counselling Referral and Education Centre shall be considered as time worked at the appropriate rate of pay. The foregoing shall not apply to proceedings between Women's Counselling Referral and Education Centre and the Union, arid/or any person represented by the Union or in cases of negligence or misconduct by the employee.
