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15.3 Jury Leave Each regular or probationary employee of the Department who is required to serve as a trial juror is entitled to be absent from his/her duties with the Department during the "period" of such service or while necessarily being in court as the result of such a call. When the employee's services are "not required" or upon "dismissal" from court, the employee shall return directly to work to complete the balance of the workday or shift. The employee is allowed his or her regular salary provided the employee compensates the Department for any fees received for service other than travel pay. If the employee does not compensate the Department for such fees, the salary shall be lowered by the amount of such fees. For the purposes of this section: "Period" shall mean that period of time from the moment the employee is chosen as a juror until he /she is dismissed by the judge. Services that are "not required" shall mean those portions of time that an employee who is a prospective juror, has not yet been chosen as a juror and has been released for the day but is required to return at a later date for further consideration as a prospective juror. "Dismissal" from court is when the judge dismisses the employee as a juror or prospective juror. 15.4 Leaves Resulting from Subpoena Leaves of absence with pay shall be granted to a person while going to and from court and answering a subpoena as a witness on behalf of Fire Department. If sent off duty, employee will be paid per Section 7.1 of this M.O.U. 15.5 Military Leave Military leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of law. All employees entitled to military leave shall give the Appointing Authority an opportunity within the limits of military regulations to determine when such leave shall be taken. 15.6 FMLA The Department will abide by Federal and State Family Leave Acts. 18