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18 <br /> Orange County Personnel Ordinance Issue Date:August 5, 2011 <br /> 12.1 Jury Duty - The employee called for jury duty is paid for regularly scheduled <br /> hours. <br /> 12.2 Witness duty (not work-related) - The employee may be paid for regularly <br /> scheduled work time during which the employee is subpoenaed to appear as a <br /> witness and remits any fees received to the County. The employee may elect to <br /> take vacation leave with pay, if any, and keep any fees received. <br /> 12.3 Civil Leave is not granted for an employee's appearance (not work-related) in <br /> court as a plaintiff or defendant. <br /> 12.4 Time spent on official County duties in court is work time and Civil leave does <br /> not apply. Employees must turn over to Orange County any fees awarded by the <br /> courts for court appearances in connection with their official duties. <br /> 12.5 Civil leave needs to be reported to department heads at the time notice is received. <br /> A department head may request a copy of the notice as needed to verify the <br /> employee's attendance in court. <br /> 13.0 Maternity Leave <br /> Maternity leave shall be granted when the employee desires to be away from work due to <br /> pregnancy, childbirth and recovery therefrom, and related conditions. Maternity leave is <br /> available to full-time permanent, and part-time permanent employees. <br /> 13.1 In accordance with the County's policy on Equal Employment Opportunity, <br /> employees will not be penalized in employment due to pregnancy, miscarriage, <br /> childbirth, recovery, and the time away from work each condition requires. <br /> 13.2 Limitation of employment before childbirth is prohibited by Federal Law; <br /> therefore, based on the type and nature of work performed, each department head <br /> shall be responsible for determining, in consultation with the employee and upon <br /> advice received from the employee's physician, how far into pregnancy the <br /> employee may continue to work before going on leave. <br /> 13.3 The employee shall be granted maternity leave, not to exceed six months. <br /> 13.4 To receive maternity leave, an employee must apply in writing to their supervisor <br /> who in turn presents the request to the County Manager for approval. Once the <br /> dates of leave are determined, the employee is obligated to return to work as <br /> scheduled unless a physician advises against it. In this case, the employee should <br /> notify the County Manager immediately. Failure to do so will be considered a <br /> resignation. <br /> Article IV-Page 17 <br />