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A. Voting

B. Court duty

 

Voting and Court Duty
Hourly 6.4

Effective November 17, 2008

This policy applies to all Hourly employees.

A. Voting

1. The polls in each precinct open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. on Election Day. Hourly employees whose work schedules prevent them from voting between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. may be allowed time off without pay to vote, up to a maximum of two hours.

Example: A work schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. allows two hours to vote in the morning (6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.). Thus, an employee would not receive any time off without pay to vote. A work schedule of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. allows 1.5 hours to vote either before or after work. An employee who works this type of schedule receives, if needed, one-half hour of time off without pay to vote.

B. Court duty

1. An Hourly employee who is called for jury duty is allowed to be absent without pay for the period of service as a juror. An Hourly employee who is subpoenaed is allowed to be absent without pay when serving as a court witness.

   1. Employees who work day shift will be released from work for the day of service; night shift employees will be released from work on the scheduled shift following the day of service.

2. University Counsel does not normally subpoena witnesses within the university, but rather asks that they agree to appear. In this situation, the Hourly employee is allowed to be absent without pay. The employee should provide to the supervisor a statement from University Counsel showing the request for witnesses.