Witness Service a. An employee who appears as a witness in a legal proceeding at the request of the Company will be paid during witness service. Procedures will be the same as those for jury duty.
b. An employee who serves as a witness in other legal proceedings will not be paid, unless he is compelled by subpoena to testify in such proceedings.
Witness Service.
1. When an employee is under subpoena as a witness in connection with his official duties or is under subpoena as a witness in a court proceeding in which the employee is not a part to the litigation, he/she shall be eligible for Temporary Duty Elsewhere leave and shall receive regular compensation while on witness duty and shall remit to the Board in check or money order (no cash) the amount of fees, less travel allowance and other expense allowances, received for witness duty.
2. Before compensation is approved, the employee shall provide the supervisor with the witness duty subpoena, a copy of which shall be attached to the request for Temporary Duty Elsewhere leave.
3. An employee who is a party to litigation may request either personal leave charged to sick, personal leave without pay or annual leave (if applicable).
Witness Service. Service in court when subpoenaed as witness on behalf of the City, or when called by the City as an expert on a matter of City concern or relating to municipal function, will be treated the same as jury duty. Witness service for purposes other than just described will be covered by personal leave or leave without pay, and any fees received in this connection may be retained by the employee.
Witness Service. Acting as a witness in a legal trial; or
Witness Service. An employee who has been subpoenaed as a witness in a court of law or subpoenaed to appear before a governmental agency on a matter related to their duties as a member of the Fire Department of the Corporation:
Witness Service. 1. A nurse subpoenaed as a witness in a legal proceeding will be permitted the necessary time off from scheduled work to perform such service. The nurse must furnish his or her supervisor with a copy of the subpoena or a signed statement from the attorney issuing the subpoena, as soon as it is received, to be eligible for witness service leave.
2. The nurse will be paid his or her regular straight-time rate of pay plus differentials for any scheduled hours of work missed while performing witness service, for up to four (4) weeks of absence from scheduled work in a calendar year, except that the nurse will not receive this pay if he or she is a plaintiff or defendant and the proceeding is not related to the nurse's work, the nurse is a claimant or part of a class of claimants against the Hospital or any Providence Health System entity, or the nurse is testifying for a fee as an expert witness. Any witness fees received in connection with the subpoena will be retained by the employee.
3. The nurse is expected to report to work on any scheduled work days that he or she is not scheduled to testify or if the testimony ends in time to permit at least four (4) hours of work in the balance of the employee's work schedule, unless the nurse and the supervisor agree that the nurse will be excused from scheduled evening, night, or weekend work while the nurse is under subpoena.
Witness Service. An employee subpoenaed as a witness as a result of his employment for the City shall be paid the difference between his regular rate of pay and the witness pay provided he reports back to work as soon as he is excused from witness service.
Witness Service. An Employee subpoenaed or called as a witness to give evidence in any proceeding shall: notify the Employer as soon as practicable; and Provide to the Employer on request evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of any entitlement claimed in relation to giving that evidence under this provision. Where an Employee is subpoenaed or called as a witness to give evidence in an official capacity,that Employee shall be granted by the Employer leave of absence with pay, but only for such period as is required to enable the Employee to carry out duties related to being a witness. If the Employee is on any form of paid leave, the leave involved in being a witness will be reinstated. If the Employee is on a rostered day off and has complied with sub-clause 6.13.1, the Employer shall on request roster an alternative rostered day off. The Employee is not entitled to accept any witness fee. An Employee subpoenaed or called as a witness to give evidence in an official capacity shall, in the event of non-payment of the proper witness fee or travelling expenses as soon as practicable after the default, notify the Employer. An Employee subpoenaed or called, as a witness on behalf of the Crown and/or the State, not in an official capacity shall be granted leave with full pay entitlements. If the Employee is on any form of paid leave, this leave shall not be reinstated as such witness service is deemed to be part of the Employee's civic duty. The Employee is not entitled to accept any witness fees. An Employee subpoenaed or called as a witness under any other circumstances other than specified in sub-clauses 6.13.2 and 6.13.4 of this provision shall be granted leave of absence without pay except when the Employee makes an application to clear accrued leave in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Witness Service. Any employee, who is called to testify while off duty in any court proceeding as a result of his or her normal JEA duties, shall be entitled to compensation for all hours on such special duty. The employee will be compensated for these special duty hours at the appropriate rate. The employee will be compensated for a minimum of four (4) hours.
Witness Service. Upon approval of the Employee and Retiree Service Center, a unit member who is subpoenaed as a witness in a civil or criminal case, or is called and serves on a jury, shall be granted paid leave for that period of time he/she is unable to report to work provided the unit member is not a party to the civil or criminal case, except as a defendant in an action regarding his/her authorized MCPS duties. In the event the employee is a relative or business associate of a party to the case, an ERSC designee will review the circumstances and determine the appropriateness of civil leave. Application for leave must be made in advance and submitted with a copy of the subpoena. The unit member shall transmit any monies received from such assignment other than those used for personal expense (e.g., travel) to the Board of Education.
