PAP.9.8.110 Arrested While Employed

(a) Team members are expected to conduct themselves as an asset to the employer and to encourage others to do so.

(b) All team members are responsible for notifying their manager no later than the next business day if they have been charged, arrested, or indicted for any criminal (felony or misdemeanor) offense while on or off duty. If the situation is not resolved by the end of the workday, the department manager has the option of either placing the team member on a personal leave of absence or terminating the team member, depending on business needs.

(c) A team member can be suspended pending investigation, however, if the team member was on a leave due to an investigation and proved there was no wrongdoing, the team member will be returned to work in a vacant position for which they qualify. If the team member was voluntarily terminated due to an investigation lasting more than thirty (30) days, every attempt will be made to reinstate the team member.

(d) The employer does not allow any team member time off for time spent in jail. If a team member is scheduled to work and calls in requesting time off while incarcerated, the team member should be considered unavailable for work and appropriately disciplined, up to and including termination.