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mdlewis11 t1_ja97r90 wrote

Reply to comment by artgriego in ELI5 why is jury duty a requirement? by [deleted]

In some states, your employer must pay you full time for you time on jury duty.
I love playing Matlock and getting paid for it!

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thedoodely t1_ja99nh6 wrote

Yup, in most places that's what they do (though it's usuappy minus the laughable amount the govt pays you to be a juror. Were I am it's like 5$/day)

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DoItYourSelf2 t1_ja9g4oq wrote

I was just called up in CA and found out they changed the rules (or could be my county). Used to be it was an automatic pass if employer did not pay but now you have to go in front of a judge and plead your case or plead poverty I suppose. Its complete bullshit, no one should lose money for serving. They should just force all large employers to pay and subsidize the smaller ones.

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jerwong t1_ja9en71 wrote

I'm in California, and we only get $15/day and that's starting on the second day.

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