Civil and Work-Related Leave
Civil and Work-Related Leave is granted to employees to fulfill the civic duties and functions listed below. Laurel Ridge must permit employees to be away from work for these purposes:
- as required by a summons to jury duty.
- to appear as a crime victim or as a witness in a court proceeding or deposition as compelled by a subpoena or summons.
- to accompany the employee’s minor child when the child is legally required to appear in court.
- to serve as an officer of election.
- to serve as a member of a state council or board.
- to attend their own naturalization ceremony.
Charging Time to Civil and Work-Related Leave
To initiate the utilization of Civil and Work-Related Leave, please email Courtney Barnhart at cbarnhart@laurelridge.edu or submit a ticket through the "Need more help?" link to the right. Employees should request use of Civil and Work-Related Leave as far ahead of time as possible. Employees may charge to Civil and Work-Related Leave only the time away from work that is necessary to perform the appropriate duties plus reasonable travel time. Laurel Ridge may require documentation of the event to verify that the event qualifies for the Civil and Work-Related Leave. Employees whose duties under Civil and Work-Related Leave conclude in time to complete a work shift should either return to work or request approval to charge the remainder of the shift to an appropriate leave type such as annual, compensatory, overtime, recognition, or family and personal leave.
To charge absences from work to Civil and Work-Related Leave, employees must submit to their agencies any payments for services rendered. Failure to submit such payments within a reasonable period of time as determined by the agency will result in the absence being charged to annual, compensatory, overtime, recognition, or family/personal leave or, if no leave balances are available, to leave without pay. When the employee receives those funds, they will be remitted in the form of a check to Laurel Ridge Community College.
Additional Resources
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICY 4.05 CIVIL AND WORK RELATED LEAVE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES