Witness Appearance. Any employee ordered by legal process to appear as a witness in court, or at another judicial or administrative tribunal, shall be subject to the following regulations:
Witness Appearance. Absence from work due to an employee being called as a witness in a public office malfeasance suit related to the City will be considered an excused absence with pay.
Witness Appearance. Any employee ordered by legal process to appear as a 25 witness in court, or at another judicial or administrative tribunal, shall be subject to 26 the following regulations:
Witness Appearance. Any employee covered by this Agreement who is required by subpoena to appear and testify on the Employer=s behalf before a court of record or an administrative agency or in an identical proceeding which does not involved either the employee or the Employer as a party or as a member of a class, either directly or indirectly, will be excused for the necessary required time, provided the employee=s appearance is the direct result of the performance of his/her duties for the Employer.
Witness Appearance. Leave of absence with pay shall be granted for an appearance before a court, legislative committee, judicial or quasi-judicial body as a witness for activities that arose out of employment with the Springfield Police Department in response to a subpoena or other order by proper authority compelling attendance under penalty described by law including the time required for travel to court and return to the employee’s headquarters. (Travel time will be calculated from the Springfield Police Department.) Leave of absence with pay shall also be granted for the actual time spent in testimony as a witness at a grievance arbitration or Unfair Labor Practice hearing if it occurs during the employee’s regular work hours. If such appearance is outside the witness employee’s regular work hours, the witness employee’s regular work hours will be adjusted to allow for such appearance at straight time pay, as long as the adjustment does not cause the City to incur overtime.
Witness Appearance. Any employee covered by this Agreement who is required by subpoena to appear and testify on the Employer's behalf before a court of record or an administrative agency or in an identical proceeding which does not involve either the employee or the Employer as a party or as a member of a class, either directly or indirectly, will be excused for the necessary required time, provided the employee's appearance is the direct result of the performance of his or her duties for the Employer. Employees called as a witness in such proceedings shall be paid the difference, if any, between any witness fee compensation, excluding mileage, and their straight time regular rate of pay, exclusive of all premiums, for time lost from work. No payment for mileage or other expenses shall be required from the Employer. In order to receive witness appearance pay, an employee must: (1) Give the Employer advance notice of the time, date, and place he or she is required to report as a witness; (2) give satisfactory evidence that his or her appearance was required pursuant to a subpoena on the day he or she claims such pay; and (3) return to work promptly following being excused from giving testimony.
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