Other Leave
Military Leave
The judiciary values our service members. To help those in reserve status, the judiciary offers paid military leave. The judiciary may grant up to 120 hours of paid military leave each calendar year to a benefited or non-benefited employee who is a member of the National Guard or Military Reserves and is on official military orders.
Military leave for part-time employees is prorated to be no more than the average hours worked in the last 12 months, and if the employee has been with the state less than 12 months, the average hours worked since they were hired.
If additional time is needed, an employee may work with their supervisor and use a combination of military leave, accrued leave, or leave without pay.
Once the employee is released from official military orders under honorable conditions, agencies will work with the employee to get them back into their position or a like position. If the employee’s period of service is less than 91 days, they will return to their same position they held when they were called into service. If they have been gone for more than 90 days, they will be placed in a position of similar seniority, status, and salary to the position they held before.
Witness and Jury Leave
From time to time, employees may be called to serve on a jury or as a witness in a hearing. Employees may be granted a leave of absence from their regular schedule with full pay when they are selected to serve on a jury, or when they are subpoenaed to appear as a witness in a hearing.
An employee has two options when using this leave: they may take the leave of absence (coded as OJ Other Jury), which will pay the employee for their normal work hours, or they may use annual leave. If the employee chooses to use the Witness and Jury leave, any juror’s fee paid to the employee must be returned to the Courts Finance Department. If the employee chooses to use their annual leave, they may keep the juror’s fee.
Witness and Jury leave does not apply to an employee who is missing work in order to litigate personal matters unrelated to state employment.
Organ Donation Leave
Employees who are absent to serve as bone marrow or living organ donors will be provided with paid leave, not charged against their sick or annual leave. Employees may be granted up to seven days of paid leave for the donation of bone marrow. Employees who serve as a living organ donor may be granted up to 30 days of paid leave following the donation. Please work with your supervisor and the Courts HR Department to make the necessary arrangements before making plans to donate bone marrow or a human organ.
Leave Without Pay
In some cases, an employee may need to take leave without pay. To do so, an employee should request the leave in writing and must receive approval from management before taking the leave. Leave without pay may only be granted if the employee is expected to return to work. During the leave period, the employee is responsible for paying full premiums of state benefits and may be required to provide regular updates and return to work status.
Other Leave
The judiciary may also grant additional leave from time to time. This may include administrative (OA) leave, or disaster relief volunteer leave, or disaster and emergency leave. When these are offered, management or the HR Department will provide details.