Common use of JURY DUTY/COURT APPEARANCES Clause in Contracts

JURY DUTY/COURT APPEARANCES. 1. All employees will receive their regular base pay for Jury Duty performed during their regularly scheduled working hours. The County encourages employees to fulfill their civic obligations and responsibilities with respect to Jury Duty. Only in exceptional cases will the County request that an employee be excused. 2. When an employee is subpoenaed to appear as a witness during work time before a Court, Legislative Committee, or a Judicial or quasi-Judicial body, he/she shall be granted the necessary time off without loss of regular pay unless the employee is a party or a witness for a party in which the County is the opposing party, or he/she is a party or a witness in a matter unrelated to his/her capacity as an employee of the County. 3. Employees must notify their immediate supervisor that they have been summoned for jury duty/court appearance upon notification. Evidence of such notification shall be submitted to the immediate supervisor. 4. An employee who is notified in advance by the Court that he/she need not be present in Court on any specific working day is required to report to work on that day as usual. 5. An employee who is released from a Court located in Atlantic County at least two hours prior to the end of their shift, must return to work for the remainder of their shift, unless serving out of the County.