5.3 Jury Duty Time Off 

Purpose of Jury Duty Benefit 

The provisions of this policy enable staff to fulfill their civic obligations, without loss of income, for a limited period of time. 

Description of Jury Duty Benefit 

Regular full-time or regular part-time staff will be allowed time off for jury duty and will be paid their regular wages while on jury duty, for a maximum of 20 working days each calendar year. Pay for jury duty in excess of 20 working days in a calendar year will be handled in accordance with the provisions in the State and Federal Wage and Hour Laws. 

Employee Responsibilities 

Immediately upon receiving a summons for jury duty, the employee must notify their supervisor so that provisions can be made for the employee's responsibilities to be carried on during the absence. 

Staff should consider their responsibilities in their departments, especially during periods of particularly heavy workload/responsibility. 

Employees need to request jury duty time off in Workday: 

To request jury duty time off:  

1. Start on your employee profile   

2. Click on Absence  

3. Manage Absence  

4. Enter dates on the calendar  

5. Click on Request Absence  

6. Under Types of Absence choose Other Time Off  

7. Choose Jury Duty  

8. Enter any comments needed and then submit request   

Non-exempt employees 

• Nonexempt staff (other than regular, full-time or regular part-time nonexempt staff) will be allowed the time off, but are ineligible for compensation from the University during the period of jury duty, except for hours actually worked. 

• Nonexempt staff are expected to report for work on any day that jury duty hours reasonably permit. 

Exempt employees 

• Exempt employees will continue to receive their regular salary for days they are on jury duty.