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