Common use of Court Pay Clause in Contracts

Court Pay. In the event an employee is required to make an off-duty court appearance, he shall be paid a minimum of two hours at the guaranteed overtime rate of 1 1/2 times his regular base hourly rate of pay. If this off-duty court appearance begins less than two hours prior to the beginning of the employee’s regularly scheduled work hours, the employee shall receive the guaranteed overtime rate in lieu of, not in addition to, his regular base hourly rate for that portion of the guaranteed two-hour period which extends into his regularly scheduled work hours. The employee may designate compensatory time in lieu of court pay up to the accumulation limits set forth in this Contract. Each session of court, morning and afternoon, shall constitute a separate appearance if the employee is required to appear at both. If an employee is required to make a court appearance prior to the end of their shift that requires the employee to exceed the regularly scheduled workday, the employee shall be paid for all hours actually worked. An employee on scheduled vacation who is required to attend court during their regularly scheduled work hours is not entitled to court pay pursuant to this Article. The employee will have their vacation hours reduced commensurate with the amount of time worked. The number of hours of court time paid at the guaranteed overtime rate shall not be counted as hours actually worked for purposes of computing additional regular overtime. Failure of an employee to present for a scheduled court appearance, except in cases of unavoidable circumstances, may result in disciplinary action.