Eligibility
All employees are eligible for jury duty leave.
Pay During Leave
The school will pay for up to three days of jury service. If more time is needed, for example under the service of a grand jury summons, the school will work with the employee and may grant additional jury duty leave with the approval of the HOS.
Benefits During Leave
All employee benefits will continue on an uninterrupted basis during jury duty leave.
Special Situations
There are special situations and exceptions to this policy.
- An employee who is subpoenaed in a legal matter as a result of the performance of his/her duties at Geneva and must, therefore, appear in court or attend related proceedings will be considered to be on school business and jury duty leave will not apply.
- An employee required to appear in court as a plaintiff or defendant in any personal action not related to School business is expected to use PTO or leave without pay to cover the period of absence.
- An employee who agrees to testify as an expert witness in a court proceeding, as authorized by Administration, is expected to use PTO or leave without pay to cover the period of absence, unless the matter pertains to school business and occurs at the school’s request.
Procedure
Employees who are called to jury duty should inform their supervisor to provide coverage for the days missed. A Substitute Request Form must be completed for all days associated with jury duty and a copy of the jury notification must be provided to Human Resources at the completion of the jury service.