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B-201590 1 (1981-04-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjim0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THECOM~TRLLER GENERAL DECIS)ION !OF THE UNITED 8 TATES WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548 U'NITEDO Li, 100T FILE: B-,201590 DATE: April 22, 1981 MATTER OF: Nora Ashe - eave of Absence for Jury Du9 When it appears that an employee will be expected to perform jury duty for a substan- tial part of the day on the date stated in the summons commencing jury service, the employee is not required to report to work that same day. Once summoned by a court for jury duty an employee's primary responsi- bility is to the court. When it is apparent that an employee will be required to perform jury duty for less than a substantial part of the day, and when it is reasonable to do so, the employee's agency may require the employee to report for work prior to reporting for or after being excused from jury duty. This action'is in response to a request, dated December 17, 1980, by Gordon E. Grainger, President, Local 977, National Federation of Federal Employees, concerning entitlement to court leave of Nora Ashe, and other employees at George Air Force Base (AFB), when called to report for jury duty. A decision is being rendered pursuant to 4 C.F.R. Part 21 (1980). As amended August 21, 1980, Part 21 contains the pro- visions under which this Office settles issues on the legality of appropriated fund expenditures that arise in the Federal Labor-Management Relations program. See 45 F.R. 55689. The issue presented was initially the subject of a grievance. The grievance has been withdrawn in favor of a joint request for decision pursuant to 4 C.F.R. § 21.7(b). The issue concerns the propriety of the Air Force's action in charging Mrs. Ashe 3 hours of annual leave because she did not report to work prior to reporting for jury duty on the first day of her term of jury ser- vice. This procedure has not been consistent throughout George AFB; some supervisors have required employees to report to work prior to jury duty and some have not. We understand that all employees are presently required DIGEST:

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