KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
POLICY TITLE: Court Leave Policy
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ENTITIES AFFECTED: Faculty Staff
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY: Office of Human Resources
APPROVED BY: Kentucky State University Board of Regents
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 2024
REVISED FROM: 2013 Human Resources Policy Manual
Kentucky State University (KSU) recognizes the importance of jury duty and has promulgated this policy to outline the procedures for requesting time off for jury duty and other court-related service.
Full-time and part-time employees shall be entitled to paid time off due to performing jury service or complying with a subpoena or other requirement of a court to appear as a witness. But no employee shall be entitled to paid time off when appearing in a case in which the employee or his or her child, parent, or relative is a party to the action. However, an employee who is a party to an action may work with his or her supervisor in advance to use other leave balances, as needed and approved, to appear in court.
Full-time employees are employees who are continuously assigned to work a minimum of 37.5 hours per week (40 hours where entire units or offices remain open, such as Physical Plant, Public Safety, Information Services