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A policy outlining specific guidelines governing various types of paid absence.
Dartmouth College
Employment Policies and Procedures
Policy last updated: December 17, 2009
Dartmouth College provides employees with paid time off to participate in jury duty, civic duty, and court appearances as well as compassionate time off for bereavement. Time off is also granted for military service–please see the Military Leave section in this manual. Below are the specific guidelines governing each type of paid absence.
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Absence |
Time Off |
Guidelines |
Definitions |
Forms and Requests for Time Off
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Bereavement |
1–5 consecutive days at full pay |
Five days are granted in the event of a death in the immediate family. One day is granted for the death of a family member outside of the immediate family or to serve as a pallbearer. |
An immediate family member is defined as an employee's child, spouse or domestic partner, parent or guardian, sibling, grandparent or grandchild. Stepparent/child/sibling relations and current parent or grandparent-in-law, brother or sister-in-law and son or daughter-in-law are included in this definition. |
The College may request verification of the death and the employee's relationship to the deceased. |
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Civic Duty |
1–10 days per fiscal year. Employees are paid an amount equal to the difference between pay received for civic duty and their regular pay rate (excluding expenses). |
Employees must be a bona fide member of one of the following groups: 1) fire department 2) Civil Air Patrol, or 3) Upper Valley Search and Rescue Squad (deputized by the state police or Department of Fish and Game). |
Fire department duties are restricted to fire-fighting duties.
Employees must be actively engaged in search and/or rescue duty during time off. |
Employees must notify their supervisors of their call to duty and return to work as soon as possible upon completion of duty. |
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Jury Duty |
The time off is the duration of official duty. Full straight-time pay will be provided for all normally scheduled working time in which the employee is actively engaged in jury duty. |
The clerk of court, upon request, will provide a statement of time served which should be given to the employee's supervisor. With due consideration to time and travel factors, an employee is expected to return to work on a day when a court releases him/her temporarily from jury duty.
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An employee called to jury duty must inform his or her supervisor as soon as he or she receives notification. |
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Court Appearance |
Duration of official duty.
Employees receive their regular straight-time pay for all previously scheduled "working hours" spent in court.
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This applies to employees who are subpoenaed, or otherwise requested to appear in court, or at a deposition on behalf of the College. (For Court appearances not related to College business please see Paid Time Off policy.)
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Employees must notify their supervisor as soon as they receive notification. |
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Crime Victim Leave |
Unpaid – as needed to attend legal, investigative, or legal proceedings associated with a specific crime in which the employee is either a witness or a victim.
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This policy applies to employees who are: 1) a victim or witness of a crime or, 2) the immediate family member of a homicide victim. |
N.H. defines a "victim" as any person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, psychological, or financial harm due to an attempted or committed crime. |
Employees must notify their supervisors of dates they are required to attend to proceedings associated with the crime. |