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Southwestern
Community College - Policies and Procedures Manual |
| Policy
Title: |
Civil
Leave |
4.35 |
| Responsible
Division: |
Administrative
Services |
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| Date
Approved: |
July
2002 |
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| CIVIL
LEAVE |
| 1.
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Full-time
employees of the college are entitled to leave
with pay when serving on a jury or when subpoenaed
as a witness. It is the responsibility of
the employee to inform the appropriate vice
president or dean when the duty is scheduled
and the expected duration.
| A. |
Jury
Duty - an employee who serves
on a jury is entitled to leave with
pay and regular compensation plus fees
received for jury duty. The employee
should report back to work as soon as
jury duty is completed. He/she must
report back to work the day following
completion of the duty. If jury duty
occurs on a scheduled day off, he/she
is not entitled to additional time off. |
| B. |
Court
Attendance
| 1.
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When
an employee attends court in connection
with official duties, no leave
is required. Fees received as
a witness while serving in an
official capacity shall be turned
in to the college. (If court is
on a day that would normally be
an off-day, the time is to be
considered as working time and
included in total hours worked
per week). |
| 2. |
When
an employee is subpoenaed or directed
by proper authority to appears
as a witness, civil leave with
pay shall be granted. Any fees
received shall be turned in to
the college. The employee may
use vacation leave rather than
take civil leave with pay, in
which case any fees received may
be retained. |
| 3. |
An
employee who is a party (plaintiff
or defendant) in a court procedure
is not considered as a “witness”;
therefore, vacation leave or personal
leave must be used, or leave without
pay, for purpose of attending
court. |
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