Required Court Appearance. One (1) day of absence per year with pay will be allowed for an employee to appear as a witness in court, as a litigant, or to respond to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the employee. The exception is to be made if the employee is acting in the capacity of witness at the request of the District legal counsel on behalf of the District. In such instances, the employee will be treated as if on paid status (i.e., as if attending a workshop).
Required Court Appearance. 9.12.1 One (1) day of absence per year, with pay, will be allowed for an employee to appear in court if subpoenaed as a witness, as a litigant, or to respond to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the employee. An exception to this paid absence limit occurs if the employee is acting in the capacity of District witness and has been requested by the District or District’s legal counsel as further described in Section 9.12.2 as follows:
9.12.2 Where an employee is required to appear in court on behalf of the interests of the District as a result of activities directly relating to his/her scope of employment (example: Police Officer testifying as a witness relative to damage to District property) the employee shall be compensated as follows:
a) If such required court appearance occurs on or during the employee's regular work day, the appearance will be considered regular duty and the employee will be compensated as if he/she had been regularly on the job during the hours of the appearance.
b) If such required court appearance occurs on the employee's day off, the required time of appearance will be considered as overtime for compensation purposes, subject to conditions regulating overtime as stated elsewhere in this Agreement (see Article 8.2.1, Designation of Overtime). A minimum of two (2) hours overtime shall be paid.
Required Court Appearance. In the event a Member shall be summoned for jury duty or as a witness, they shall receive full pay for those days they are required to be in court. The Member shall reimburse the District the amount paid to the Member by the court, less expense monies received from the court.
Required Court Appearance. 8.16.1 One (1) day of absence per year, with pay, will be allowed for a unit member to appear as a witness in court if subpoenaed as a litigant or to respond to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the unit member. An exception is to be made if the unit member is acting in the capacity of witness at the request of the District's legal counsel on behalf of the District. In such instances, the unit member will be treated as if in paid status (e.g., as if attending a workshop).
8.16.2 A copy of the subpoena must be attached to the Cumulative Absence Report form submitted by the unit member.
8.16.3 The unit member is expected to return to work whenever it is not necessary to be absent the entire day providing the return does not create unreasonable expectations of the unit member.
Required Court Appearance. An employee who is subpoenaed to appear in
Required Court Appearance. Full-time Bargaining Unit Members shall be granted leave to appear in court as a witness or a member of a jury. Such leave shall be granted without loss of pay or benefits. Compensation received for such court appearances shall be turned in to the Business Office if such pay is earned during the contractually defined day of service for that Bargaining Unit Member. Travel expenses, however, shall be retained by the Bargaining Unit Member. Full-time Bargaining Unit Members shall return to their working assignments during a day of service when their presence in court is no longer required.
Required Court Appearance. Transportation failure when no other means of transportation is available – not to exceed three (3) days in any one year.
Required Court Appearance. An employee subpoenaed to testify in court as a result of their employment will be paid at the appropriate rate of pay. The employee shall give the Employer all monies received as compensation for the court appearance.
Required Court Appearance. An employee who is subpoenaed to appear in court on work related business shall be paid as if working for all time spent in court or in preparation for such appearance as approved by the Department, including reasonable travel time to and from the work site during the employee’s work shift.
Required Court Appearance. An employee shall receive their regular compensation when required to appear in any court in connection with an employee’s officially assigned duties, provided that the requirement to appear in court is as a result of a subpoena filed on behalf of the City. The period of such authorized absence shall include the time required for travel to the court and return to the employee’s work site or the City of Xxxxxxx, whichever is appropriate. An employee may use vacation or compensatory time for required court appearances not related to city work.
