WORKING FOR BB&N Leave for Victims of Domestic Abuse Any BB&N employee or family member who is a victim of domestic abuse is allowed up to 15 days of unpaid leave in a 12-month period under the following circumstances: JURY DUTY & VOTING 1. The employee, or a family member of the employee is a victim of abusive behavior; In the event a BB&N employee is called for jury duty, the 2. The employee is using the leave from work to: seek or obtain employee should promptly notify their manager. While medical attention, counseling, victim services or legal assistance, recognizing that jury duty is a civic responsibility, BB&N secure housing, obtain a protective order from a court, appear may ask the court to relieve the employee from jury duty in court or before a grand jury, meet with a district attorney if the absence would result in a signi昀椀cant hardship for the or other law enforcement o昀케cial, or attend child custody school. Employees serving on a jury are expected to report proceedings or address other issues directly related to the to work when the court schedule permits. abusive behavior against the employee or family member of the BB&N will provide pay in full for the 昀椀rst 3 days of employee, and; documented jury duty that falls on an employee’s normally scheduled workday. For jury duty that extends beyond 3 3. The employee is not the perpetrator of the abusive behavior. days, the employee will be paid the di昀昀erence between their rate of pay and jury duty pay. The employee must For purposes of this leave, a family member is: provide proof of service and any pay received. • A person to whom you are married; In the event of a federal state or local election, during • A person with whom you are in a substantive dating relationship the 昀椀rst 2 hours that polls are open, employees may use and with whom you reside; accumulated vacation or unpaid time to vote. For example, • A person with whom you have a child together, regardless of if polls in the employee’s district open at 7:00 am, the whether you have ever married or resided together; employee may be absent for the 昀椀rst half-hour of the work day (from 8:30 am - 9:00 am). • A parent, step-parent, child, step-child, sibling, grandparent, or grandchild; or • A person with whom you are in a guardian relationship. An employee seeking leave under this policy must 昀椀rst exhaust all paid time o昀昀, including vacation, sick and personal time. - 17 -
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