| Paid Bereavement Leave |
| 23.1 |
Upon request to the President, a faculty unit employee shall
be granted a two (2) day leave of absence with pay for each
death in the immediate family. Upon request to the President,
the faculty unit employee shall be granted three (3) consecutive
days leave of absence with pay if the death in the immediate
family requires that a faculty unit employee travel over five
hundred (500) miles from his/her home. |
| 23.2 |
A leave granted in accordance with provision 23.1 may be supplemented
in accordance with bereavement provisions of Article 24, Sick
Leave, provisions 24.9e, 24.10, and 24.11. |
| 23.3 |
The term "immediate family" as used in this Agreement
shall refer to the employee's spouse or domestic partner, parent,
grandparent, grandchild, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law,
brother, sister, uncle, aunt, stepchild or stepparent of the
employee, spouse or domestic partner, and close relative or
persons residing in the immediate household of the employee
(except domestic employees or roomers). Also included in this
definition shall be any minor children or incapacitated individuals
for whom the employee has primary responsibility or legal guardianship
or conservatorship. |
| Paid Maternity/Paternity
Leave |
| 23.4 |
A bargaining unit employee shall be entitled to maternity/paternity
leave for the reasons specified in provision 22.10 of this Agreement.
Bargaining unit employees shall be entitled to a maximum of
thirty (30) days of such paid leave, which shall commence within
sixty (60) days of the arrival of a new child. Such leave shall
be charged only for workdays in such a period of time and may
be used for reason of the birth of a child of the employee or
the placement of a child with an employee in connection with
the adoption or foster care of the child by the employee. |
| 23.5 |
A paid maternity leave granted in accordance with provision
23.4 above runs concurrently with other maternity/paternity,
pregnancy disability and/or family care and medical leave provisions
of Article 22, Leaves of Absence Without Pay, and may be supplemented
in accordance with the provisions of Article 24, Sick Leave,
of this Agreement. Normally, ten (10) days of earned sick leave
may be charged. A physician's verification of disability shall
be required for the use of earned sick leave pursuant to this
provision in excess of ten (10) days. |
| Jury Duty
Leave |
| 23.6 |
A faculty unit employee who serves on jury duty shall receive
his/her regular salary only if he/she remits the amount received
for such duty to the CSU. Payment for travel expenses and subsistence
received by the employee need not be remitted. If the employee
elects to retain the jury duty fees, his/her time off for jury
duty is not compensable. The employee may elect to use vacation
or CTO to cover the time off. |
| 23.7 |
An hourly faculty unit employee shall be eligible for time
off with pay for jury duty only for those hours he/she was scheduled
to work. |
| 23.8 |
A faculty unit employee, upon receipt of initial notification
for jury duty, shall promptly notify the appropriate administrator. |
| 23.9 |
The faculty unit employee shall notify in writing the appropriate
administrator prior to taking leave for jury duty. Verification
of actual service for jury duty shall be provided by the faculty
unit employee when requested by the appropriate administrator. |
| Leave
to Vote |
| 23.10 |
A faculty unit employee who would otherwise be unable to vote
outside of his/her regular working hours may be granted up to
two (2) hours of worktime without loss of pay to vote at a general,
direct primary, or presidential primary election. |
| 23.11 |
A faculty unit employee shall be required to request such
leave time from the appropriate administrator at least two (2)
working days prior to the election. |
| Absence
as a Witness |
| 23.12 |
A faculty unit employee serving as a court-subpoenaed witness
or as an expert witness in the interest of the CSU shall seek
the payment of witness fees. Whenever possible, a faculty unit
employee shall confer with the attorney requesting his/her appearance
to determine whether certified copies of appropriate documents
would be suitable and would eliminate the need for a court appearance. |
| 23.13 |
A faculty unit employee who is absent as a court-subpoenaed
witness or as an expert witness in the interest of the CSU shall
be paid the normal salary for the corresponding period of absence.
No portion of the employee's salary shall be forfeited as the
result of such an appearance; however, all court fees (except
personal travel and/or subsistence payments) shall be remitted
to the CSU. If an exceptional circumstance occurs whereby the
faculty unit employee does not remit such fees, an amount equal
to the fees shall be deducted from the faculty unit employee's
salary. No vacation or compensatory time off (CTO) shall be
used in such cases. |
| 23.14 |
A faculty unit employee who receives court fees in excess
of regular earnings may keep the excess and need remit only
an amount equal to the compensation paid the faculty unit employee
while on leave. If the faculty unit employee chooses to retain
the entire fee, then the time taken off shall be charged as
vacation or CTO, and if no vacation time or CTO is available,
the faculty unit employee shall be docked for the period of
absence. |
| 23.15 |
A faculty unit employee serving as a court-subpoenaed witness
on a holiday or while on vacation or on CTO shall serve on his/her
own time. |
| 23.16 |
A faculty unit employee who is serving as a witness under
subpoena at governmental administrative hearings to which the
CSU is a party shall be provided with release time for appearance
at the hearing. |
| 23.17 |
A faculty unit employee who is a party to a suit or who is
an expert witness not serving in the interest of the CSU shall
appear on his/her own time. The faculty unit employee shall
be charged vacation or CTO, and if no vacation time or CTO is
available, the faculty unit employee shall be docked for the
period of absence. |
| Emergency
Leave |
| 23.18 |
An emergency leave with pay may be granted to a faculty unit
employee by the President in the event of a natural catastrophe
or an emergency situation that places the health or safety of
the faculty unit employee in jeopardy. Such leaves shall normally
be of short duration. |
| Military
Leave |
| 23.19 |
Emergency military leave, temporary military leave, and indefinite
military leave shall be granted to eligible employees in accordance
with state and federal law. |
