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sanction when called for jury duty. <br />■ An employee performing jury duty or testifying in court for city -related business will <br />receive the difference between his/her regular rate of pay and the amount received <br />as juror or witness up to the maximum allowed by state or federal law. Upon <br />receipt of payment from the court, documentation of payment shall be provided to <br />Human Resources. <br />■ The employee must notify his/her supervisor and initiate a leave of absence within <br />forty-eight (48) hours of receiving call for jury duty. <br />■ An employee excused or released from jury duty during regular work hours must <br />report to his/her supervisor immediately thereafter. <br />■ Time spent on jury duty will not count as time worked in computing overtime. <br />■ In order to receive regular wages for the period, employees shall report <br />compensation received for jury duty to Human Resources. <br />■ Temporary and seasonal employees are generally not eligible for compensation for <br />absences due to jury duty but can take a leave without pay subject to department <br />head approval. <br />Victim or Witness Leave <br />Employees subpoenaed or requested by a prosecutor to testify in court related to sexual <br />assault, domestic abuse, or stalking, who is the victim or is the spouse or immediate family <br />member of such victim, shall be allowed the use of earned sick and safe time for <br />reasonable time off from work to attend criminal proceedings related to the victim's case. <br />Seethe Earned Sick and Safe Time po/icyfor additional information. <br />Bereavement Leave <br />Regular full-time and regular part-time employees working a minimum of 1,040 hours per <br />year are permitted a paid leave from scheduled work to make funeral arrangements, for <br />funeral attendance, to care for survivors, gather with relatives, and/or to otherwise grieve <br />a familial death. Bereavement leave is prorated for eligible regular, part-time employees <br />according to the number of hours worked. Leave is limited to the following: <br />■ Up to five (5) days: Husband, wife, mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister, <br />stepmother, stepfather, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, and stepsister. <br />■ Up to three (3) days: Son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, <br />grandparent, or grandchild. <br />■ One (1) day: Aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, <br />Godchild, grandparent -in-law. <br />■ With city administrator approval, leave may be granted in certain unique family <br />arrangements. <br />Leave days shall be concurrent unless approved by the city administrator and supervisor. <br />Additional time off for bereavement may be granted and charged to vacation leave or <br />Page 42181 <br />Page 196 of 447 <br />