![]() Employees Who Report for Court Service and Are Excused Early.The following provisions concern combinations of court service and postal duty: 516.32 Combination of Court Leave and Postal Duty Employees who are not entitled to court leave or official duty must use annual leave or LWOP for the period of absence from duty for such court service. If an eligible employee while on annual leave is summoned for court service that qualifies for court leave or official duty (see 516.11), the employee’s annual leave is canceled and the employee is placed on court leave or official duty for the duration of such court service. (See Handbook F–1, 445.5 for recording and reporting fees.)ĥ16.3 Conditions Affecting Court–Related Service 516.31 Employee on Annual Leave When a rural carrier is on court leave, the postmaster records it as “Other” leave on PS Form 1314, Regular Rural Carrier Time Certificate, and describes the court service performed on the reverse side of the form. Instructions for preparing PS Form 1224 appear in Handbook F–1, Post Office Accounting Procedures, 823 in Handbook F–21, Time and Attendance, 353.3 and in Handbook F–22, PSDS Time and Attendance, 353.3. PS Form 1224, Court Duty Leave - Statement of Service, is prepared at the time an employee is authorized court leave. The following provisions concern the recording of court leave: An employee on LWOP, when called for such court service, although otherwise eligible for court leave, is not granted court leave but may retain any fees or compensation received incident to court service. Other employees are ineligible for court leave and must use either annual leave or LWOP to cover the period of absence from postal duties for court service but may retain any fees or compensation received incident to such court service.Ĭourt leave is granted only to eligible employees who would be in work status or on annual leave except for jury duty or service as a witness in a nonofficial capacity on behalf of a state or local government, or service as a witness in a nonofficial capacity on behalf of a private party in a judicial proceeding to which the Postal Service is a party or the real party in interest. Certain part-time flexible employees are granted court leave as provided and governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements. 516.22 EligibilityĬourt leave is granted to full–time and part-time regular employees. ![]() The court or judicial proceeding may be located in the District of Columbia, a state, territory, or possession of the United States, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
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