Off-Duty Court Appearances. An employee who is not on duty and who is required to appear in Court (defined as a Court of Criminal or Civil jurisdiction) to provide evidence that was acquired by such employee in the performance of their firefighting duties shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:
(i) For attendance at Court while on night shift, the following provisions shall apply at straight time rate: Morning Session six hours Afternoon Session four hours
(ii) For attendance at Court on a day off, the following provisions shall apply at straight time rates: Morning Session eight hours Afternoon Session six hours Any remuneration received for such duty from the Court on any date or days when the employee would normally be off duty shall be remitted to the Corporation.
Off-Duty Court Appearances. If an employee appears in State or Federal court while off-duty in response to a subpoena or directive in relation to a matter that arose during the course and scope of employment, the employee shall receive a minimum overtime compensation of three hours pay at the rate of one and one-half times the employee's applicable hourly rate.
Off-Duty Court Appearances. An employee while not on duty and who is required to appear in Court (defined as a Court of Criminal or Civil jurisdiction) to provide evidence that was acquired by such employee in the performance of their firefighting duties shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:
(i) For attendance at Court while on night shift, the following provisions shall apply at straight time rate: Morning Session ‐ six hours Afternoon Session ‐ four hours
(ii) For attendance at Court on a day off, the following provisions shall apply at straight time rates: Morning Session ‐ eight hours Afternoon Session ‐ six hours
(iii) Any remuneration received for such duty from the Court on any date or days when the employee would normally be on duty shall be remitted to the City.
Off-Duty Court Appearances. Any represented employee required to appear in Court during off-duty hours, shall receive a minimum of three (3) hours pay at time and one-half (1-1/2). Any represented employee required to appear on a day they are not scheduled to work or after working a graveyard shift that ends in the morning of the day of the court appearance shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours pay at time and one-half (1-1/2).
Off-Duty Court Appearances. 13.1: An employee who, while off-duty, is actually required to appear as a witness in a criminal or civil proceeding as a result of his or her employment with the City will be compensated for the actual time spent in court at one and one-half (1-1/2) times their regular rate of pay. Employees will be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at one and one half (1-1/2) times their regular rate of pay for such off-duty court appearances, in the event the court appearance commences more than one
(1) hour before the employee's starting time or more than one (1) hour after the employee's quitting time. For court appearances which commence within sixty (60) minutes or less of the employee's starting/quitting time, the three (3) hour minimum will not apply. However, the intervening time [sixty (60) minutes or less] will be considered as time worked.
13.2: All witness fees received for any court appearance(s) will be returned to the City.
13.3: Employees who are required to remain on stand-by status in connection with a job-related court case will be required to remain available by telephone or as provided in the applicable Department policies and procedures but will not be required to remain at home in a constant state of instant readiness to appear in court. Such stand-by time will not, therefore, be considered as time worked and employees will not receive compensation (overtime or straight-time) therefore.
13.4: The City will not compensate an employee who is a character witness for a fellow employee who is a plaintiff in a civil suit against the City.
Off-Duty Court Appearances. An employee who, while off‑duty, is actually required to appear as a witness in a criminal or civil proceeding as a result of his or her employment with the City will be compensated for the actual time spent in court at one and one‑half (1‑1/2) times their regular rate of pay. Employees will be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at one and one half (1‑1/2) times their regular rate of pay for such off‑duty court appearances, in the event the court appearance commences more than one (1) hour before the employee's starting time or more than one (1) hour after the employee's quitting time. For court appearances which commence within sixty (60) minutes or less of the employee's starting/quitting time, the three (3) hour minimum will not apply. However, the intervening time [sixty (60) minutes or less] will be considered as time worked.
Off-Duty Court Appearances. 6.3 Off duty court appearances during any of the observed holidays shall be compensated at double time and a one half.
Off-Duty Court Appearances. A. A minimum of three (3) hours credit at time and one-half shall be credited for each off- duty court appearance, except as specified herein. When an officer who is on-duty is directed to appear in court and that court appearance extends beyond his normal off-duty time it shall be recorded as overtime and not as off-duty court time. Off-duty court appearances for a period of less than forty-five (45) minutes which abut a pre-scheduled shift may be treated as either overtime or court time at the option of the Department. Employee’s regularly scheduled working hours shall not be changed to circumvent this provision for payment for off-duty court appearances.
B. Should a police officer attend court while being carried sick on Platoon Two, the following provisions shall apply: If the actual amount of time spent in court is less than three (3) hours, the member shall be credited with three (3) hours worked at straight time. For the remaining portion of the member’s shift, a deduction shall be made from the member’s sick time. If the court appearance is for three (3) hours or more, the member shall be carried working for the actual amount of time spent in court. For the remaining portion of the member’s shift, a deduction shall be made from the member’s sick time. If the court appearance extends beyond the end of Platoon Two, the member shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half for the actual amount of time spent in court beyond the end of the shift. Members who are carried disabled are already paid for their time off and therefore shall be carried on Platoon Two and will not receive compensation of any type for their appearance in court. If the court appearance extends beyond the end of Platoon Two, the member shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half for the actual amount of time spent in court beyond the end of the shift.
C. Department members scheduled to work Platoon One or Platoon Three who are carried sick shall be compensated for off-duty court appearances pursuant to contractual guidelines when they appear in court on Platoon Two.
D. For all off-duty court time earned, on each court appearance notice turned in, the first forty (40) hours of straight time earned as off-duty court time (60 hours at time and one- half) shall be compensatory time. Thereafter, members shall be given the option of being paid in cash or being credited with compensatory time. Furthermore, such off-duty court time shall be paid in cash rather than granti...
Off-Duty Court Appearances. An off-duty employee who is subpoenaed to appear in court as a witness on a matter which arose from his/her performance of his/her official duties shall receive a minimum of three (3) hours pay at time and one-half his/her regular rate or, if greater, the actual time spent in court at time and one-half his/her regular rate. All fees paid to the employee shall be submitted to the employer.
Off-Duty Court Appearances. SECTION 1. An employee who, while off-duty, is actually required to appear as a witness in a criminal or civil proceeding as a result of his or her employment with the City will be compensated for the actual time spent in court at one and one-half (1-1/2) times their regular rate of pay. Employees will be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at one and one-half (1-1/2) times their regular rate of pay for such off-duty court appearances in the event the court appearance commences more than one (1) hour before the employee’s starting time or more than one (1) hour after the employee’s quitting time. For court appearances which commence within sixty (60) minutes or less of the employee’s starting/quitting time, the three (3) hour minimum will not apply. However, the intervening time [sixty (60) minutes or less] will be considered as time worked. Employees who have been notified by the Court liaison, at least one (1) hour in advance, that a required appearance has been cancelled shall not be entitled to any court time pay.
SECTION 2. All witness fees received for any court appearance(s) will be returned to the
SECTION 3. Employees who are required to remain on standby status in connection with
SECTION 4. The City will not compensate an employee who is a character witness for a fellow employee who is a plaintiff in a civil suit against the City.
