Archive: June 2003

Jury Duty
By Steve Kaplan, UniServe Field Organizer

Article 10, Section 10.22 covers unit member rights when called to jury duty. When called to jury duty:

• Jury duty time is provided without loss of pay
• Jury duty time doesn't require use of sick leave

When called for jury duty you are required to:

• Notify the District of service dates upon receiving your notice
• Provide verification of actual dates and times served

Unit members called to jury duty during the work year may postpone such service to a time when they are not rendering service to the District. Unit members choosing to do so receive 75% of the day-to-day visiting teacher pay for each day of jury duty served. In order to receive this you must provide the District:

• A copy of the original jury notice
• A copy of the second notice
• Verification of actual dates and times served

The Contract does not speak to jury service of a partial day. However, District Procedure #7144 reads, "Employees are expected to return to work when they serve only a partial day on jury duty. Determining factors are time of release, travel, distance, shift assignment, and classification. As a general guideline (unless otherwise specified in the collective negotiations contract, an employee may be excused from work if actual time of jury service or examination equals or exceeds three-fourths of the hours in the employee's normal workday. The employee's supervisor determines whether the employee must return to work after considering factors in each case."