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DoctorSumter2You t1_itxv36o wrote

You both are correct. For some reason I thought the FSLA required PAID time off for Jury Duty. It requires unpaid and the courts can decide to pay you if selected.

Sorry, I've only been on a jury once in my life and my job at the time paid me for it. I see now I just had a convenient employer.

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Smasa224 t1_itxvdma wrote

Yup, I've been called in numerous times over the years... Some jobs will pay, some won't. The one that hurt me the most was 3 days where I was working full time hours, but not technically considered full time by my employer, so I didn't get paid.... Had to pick up overnight shifts to make up the difference... Terrible week. I was not a juror you wanted on your case.. I was cranky

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DoctorSumter2You t1_itxvqmj wrote

Wow, that's so unfortunate. It doesn't help that the courts only pay a few dollars per DAY for each day served. I was on a criminal trial for 2 or 3 days and I think they paid us something like either $18 per day or $18 total.

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