2015 GNYADA Employee Handbook

PART 13

SMOKING

GNYADA maintains a smoke-free work environment. An employee who wishes to smoke may do so only during non-work time and only outside of any GNYADA facility or building.

PART 14

JURY DUTY

Jury Duty is a leave in which an employee may attend jury duty in accordance with his/her legal obligation to do so. Regular employees will be granted a leave of absence with pay (as described below) for this purpose provided they give GNYADA reasonable advance notice of their obligation to serve. A) Benefit - Regular full-time employees are entitled to full pay, less court payments, while serving on a jury, up to a maximum of two (2) weeks. Jury Leave for part-time employees serving on a New York State Court jury shall receive the lesser of their daily wages (if any) or $40.00 for the first three days of jury service. 1. Administration - It is the responsibility of each employee to provide GNYADA with reasonable advance notice of his/her obligation to serve on a jury. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the employee to bring their summons to their immediate supervisor immediately upon receipt. 2. Procedure - An employee who is assigned to jury duty should report to work on those days or parts of days when excused from jury duty. It is the employee's responsibility to report to work at the end of an approved jury leave. B) Administration & Procedure

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