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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
PERSONNEL POLICY GUIDELINES
Subject: Court Appearances
Section: U523
Date: July 16, 2004
Prior Version Date(s): October 31, 1995
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To permit staff employees to meet their civic obligations
to make court appearances.
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| Policy: |
The University will grant time off for staff employees who
are obligated to make court appearances. Staff employees may use
vacation and/or personal holidays to receive pay for time lost
from work or may use unpaid time to appear in court.
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| Guidelines: |
- If a staff employee is subpoenaed to make a court appearance for
a matter unrelated to his/her University employment, the employee
is expected to use his/her own vacation and/or personal holiday
time or unpaid time off.
- If a staff employee is subpoenaed to make a court appearance on
behalf of the University, the employee is paid his/her regular pay.
- If a staff employee is subpoenaed to make a court appearance on
behalf of another University employee, the subpoenaed employee is
expected to use his/her own vacation and/or personal holiday time
or unpaid time off.
- A staff employee is responsible for notifying his/her supervisor
immediately after receiving a subpoena to appear at court during
scheduled work hours. A supervisor may request a copy of this notice
for the department's files.
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Cross reference:
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U509 Vacation and U511 Personal Holidays
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| Employees represented by a bargaining unit may be governed by the appropriate bargaining unit agreement. |
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