Union Contract Local 2, OPEIU - WMATA.com

criminal case. If an employee is a party in any litigation(or complaining witness in a criminal case), annual leavewill be charged for any absences. However, if the actionarises out of the course of the employee’s duties with theAuthority, court leave will be granted or the employeeshall remain in a working status. Court leave will not begranted to any employee unless the employee turns overall fees, except expense money and/or transportation fees,received for jury duty or witness duty. An employee whois called for jury duty and is otherwise entitled to courtleave shall not be required to report to work on the daysthe employee is on jury duty even though the jury dutydoes not overlap the employee’s normal working hours.(6) Funeral LeaveFuneral Leave, not to exceed three (3) working days, andwithout charge to annual leave or loss of pay, may begranted to an employee upon the death of a spouse, parentof spouse, child, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, stepparent,grandchild, or blood relative living in the home. Inaddition, two (2) days travel time may be granted whenthe employee is required to travel more than one hundredfifty (150) miles to attend the service.(7) Military LeaveMilitary leave is granted to employees for reserve dutyfor up to a maximum annual amount of fifteen (15) dayswithout charge to annual leave or loss of pay. Employeeswho enlist or who are inducted into the Armed Forces ofthe United States shall retain their earned seniority andthe right of returning to active employment at the end oftheir first term of service, in accordance with Section (1)hereof.37