Jury Summons
Dec 13th 2007, 2:12 am
#76
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Re: Jury Summons
I was thinking that too - though not sure about hourly employees. I noticed many seemed to think that jury duty would cause one financial hardship, and that professionals could opt out. I don't think that's the case at all - otherwise we'd have very skewed juries!
Dec 13th 2007, 2:16 am
#77
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Re: Jury Summons
Employers are only required to pay you for the first 5 days of duty. Even then if you depend on overtime or tips etc you'll be out of pocket.
Dec 13th 2007, 2:16 am
#78
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Re: Jury Summons
Employers are legally obliged to pay you whilst you are on jury duty for the first 5 days.
http://www.jud.ct.gov/faq/jury.html#paid
http://www.jud.ct.gov/faq/jury.html#paid
http://www.perrysburgcourt.com/Jury/jury.htm#employer
Must my employer pay me while I am on jury duty?
Your employer is not required to pay you while on jury duty; however, employers are prohibited by law from firing an employee or taking any disciplinary action that could lead to the discharge of your employment. Check with your personnel department about your company policy regarding jury duty pay.
While employers have valid concerns about how jury service affects their employee resources, they are encouraged to support the jury system by paying employees while they are serving as jurors. We need to make it easier for citizens to report for jury service if society is to have the benefit of fair trials. Many citizens cannot afford to serve if they will lose their earnings during jury service. A much broader cross section of society will be free to serve when financial hardship is removed. This will create juries that are truly representative and reflective of our society. By agreeing to compensate employees during jury service, not only will employers continue to enjoy the benefits of the jury system, but they will also contribute toward its improvement.
Dec 13th 2007, 2:21 am
#79
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Re: Jury Summons
Interesting - must vary by state:
http://www.perrysburgcourt.com/Jury/jury.htm#employer
Must my employer pay me while I am on jury duty?
Your employer is not required to pay you while on jury duty; however, employers are prohibited by law from firing an employee or taking any disciplinary action that could lead to the discharge of your employment. Check with your personnel department about your company policy regarding jury duty pay.
While employers have valid concerns about how jury service affects their employee resources, they are encouraged to support the jury system by paying employees while they are serving as jurors. We need to make it easier for citizens to report for jury service if society is to have the benefit of fair trials. Many citizens cannot afford to serve if they will lose their earnings during jury service. A much broader cross section of society will be free to serve when financial hardship is removed. This will create juries that are truly representative and reflective of our society. By agreeing to compensate employees during jury service, not only will employers continue to enjoy the benefits of the jury system, but they will also contribute toward its improvement.
http://www.perrysburgcourt.com/Jury/jury.htm#employer
Must my employer pay me while I am on jury duty?
Your employer is not required to pay you while on jury duty; however, employers are prohibited by law from firing an employee or taking any disciplinary action that could lead to the discharge of your employment. Check with your personnel department about your company policy regarding jury duty pay.
While employers have valid concerns about how jury service affects their employee resources, they are encouraged to support the jury system by paying employees while they are serving as jurors. We need to make it easier for citizens to report for jury service if society is to have the benefit of fair trials. Many citizens cannot afford to serve if they will lose their earnings during jury service. A much broader cross section of society will be free to serve when financial hardship is removed. This will create juries that are truly representative and reflective of our society. By agreeing to compensate employees during jury service, not only will employers continue to enjoy the benefits of the jury system, but they will also contribute toward its improvement.
Dec 13th 2007, 7:01 am
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Dec 13th 2007, 9:59 am
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Re: Jury Summons
Dec 13th 2007, 11:41 am
#82
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Re: Jury Summons
Uh-oh. You just set the cosmic wheels in motion that will make it possible for you to be called. Just wait. You'll receive a summons in the mail fairly soon. If not you've gotta tell me how you do it.
