Jury Duty

Purpose

The university encourages staff members to perform their civic duty by serving when called to jury duty and protects the staff member's income to encourage this service.

Notification and Attendance

A staff member called to jury duty is expected to present the letter from the court to his or her supervisor as soon as possible to establish the availability of time away from the university and, if available, to try to arrange necessary coverage for the staff member's absence.

Staff members are expected to come to work on days when they are not selected to serve on juries. They are also expected to report to work when more than four hours are left on their regular work schedules.

Jury Duty Pay

Generally, the amount payable for jury duty will be less than the staff member's normal salary. Therefore, a regular staff member whose attendance is required on a regularly scheduled workday for jury duty will be paid their normal salary, including shift differential, but excluding overtime. When a staff member has completed a jury duty assignment, the staff member requests a Work Certification Report from Jury Administration and forwards it, along with the time worked and/or leave record, to the Payroll Office.

Origination Date 3/1974
Revised: 2001