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523 - Court Appearances

Subject: Court Appearances

Section: U523

Date: July, 2004

Purpose

To permit staff employees to meet their civic obligations to make court appearances.

Policy

The University will grant time off for staff employees who are obligated to make court appearances. Staff employees may use vacation and/or personal holidays to receive pay for time lost from work or may use unpaid time to appear in court.

Guidelines

  1. If a staff employee is subpoenaed to make a court appearance for a matter unrelated to his/her University employment, the employee is expected to use his/her own vacation and/or personal holiday time or unpaid time off.

  2. If a staff employee is subpoenaed to make a court appearance on behalf of the University, the employee is paid his/her regular pay.

  3. If a staff employee is subpoenaed to make a court appearance on behalf of another University employee, the subpoenaed employee is expected to use his/her own vacation and/or personal holiday time or unpaid time off.

  4. A staff employee is responsible for notifying his/her supervisor immediately after receiving a subpoena to appear at court during scheduled work hours. A supervisor may request a copy of this notice for the department's files.

Employees represented by a bargaining unit may be governed by the appropriate bargaining unit agreement.

Last updated on 9/30/21