B.A.E.S.S. recognizes an employee’s civic responsibility to serve on a jury if requested to do so. Regular full-time employees will be paid their full salary for up to three (3) days. Unpaid leave will be allowed for any time in excess of the 3 days.
Purpose
- To allow employees to fulfill their civic responsibilities by serving on a jury when summoned.
Eligibility: Regular Full-time employees. The first day of the month following three full calendar months of employment.
Employee Responsibilities
- Employees must submit a copy of their summons to their manager upon receipt.
- Employees must contact their manager daily to inform them when they need to be in court.
- Employees are required to report for work on days they are not on jury duty and on partial days when the court doesn’t require their presence.
Manager Responsibilities
- Request written proof of jury duty.
- Managers can ask employees to postpone jury duty, if possible, if there is a business necessity.
- Ensure that eligible employees are paid their full salary when serving on jury duty.