You may claim up to $35 to $80 per day that your on jury duty.
If you get a paid day for jury duty you have to give your employer the money you receive from the court for your jury service. If you aren't paid by your employer for that day you loose a day of work and pay, but keep the jury pay.
Call the Clerk of Court's office and ask.
if you miss jury duty you can be sentenced to 60 days in jail and/or given a $1000 fine
Please post another question mentioning which state you're in...it makes a big difference. Under federal law, an employer does not have to pay you for jury duty. (However, some states including Colorado do require payment.) However, the employer cannot fire you or otherwise discipline you for the time off for jury duty. (Be aware, however, that if you're only on jury duty part of the day, you need to report to work the other part of the day.)
In the United States, jurors typically receive a small stipend for their service, which can vary by jurisdiction but generally ranges from $10 to $50 per day. Some employers also continue to pay their employees for the duration of jury duty.
It would depend on the relevant legislation in your area. Probably it wouldn't be acceptable to take your laptop and phone along to jury duty in order to work while attending court or deliberating, though there mightn't be a problem during breaks. If your jury duty is completed for the day, there shouldn't be any reason to prevent you from returning to work. Again, it all depends on your local legislation.
[>deanwest< wrote] If they declare that they are members or supporters, yes. There may be some exceptions, and the law certainly doesn't require it, but nevertheless, they will be excused.----------------------------Added: Regarding the above answer - There is no automatic excuse from jury duty. Members of this organization will NOT automatically be excused from their summons to jury duty. They WILL have to respond to court on the day/date/time required. When/If they are actually chosen to serve on a jury they may acknowledge their membership in this organization during Voir Dire and they MAY be excused by the questioning attorney's.
Call in, but you'd better be damned sick. They've heard that one before.
Approximately 32 million people are summoned for jury duty in the US every year. However, the actual number who serve on juries is much lower due to exemptions, disqualifications, and other factors.
Jury Duty Policy(Download)If you receive a summons or other notice requiring you to report for Jury Duty, inform your supervisor immediately and provide your supervisor with a copy of your notice to report for Jury Duty.If you wish to serve on Jury Duty as specified in the notice, report as required. If you have personal or work priorities that limit your ability to serve, see your supervisor for his or her help in supporting your claims should you want the Companys assistance in this matter.Salaried employees can receive up to three days regular pay per year for actual time served on Jury Duty. Employees may keep any payment received from the Court for Jury Duty and have no obligation to return any payment to the Company or permit the Company to offset those payments from up to three days payment per year for actual time served on Jury Duty.At the end of each day of Jury Duty, notify your Supervisor of your status. Most Jury Duty is for one day or less unless you sit on an actual trial. Therefore, your report to your supervisor is especially important on the first day of any required Jury Duty.If required to sit on a trial, an employee serving on a jury should contact his or her supervisor daily to advise the supervisor of his or her status and the projected end of the jury duty.As with all Company policies, this one is subject to modification, in whole or in part, required by any changes in local, state, or federal statutes and laws. The Company may also modify this policy for its own purposes in whole or in part with 30 Days notice to Employees.Your supervisor will give you a copy of this Jury Duty policy upon your giving him or her a copy of your Jury Duty notice. Please sign it and make two copies; one for you and the other for your personnel file with a copy of your Jury Duty notice attached._________________________ _____________________ ____________Employee Supervisor DateJury Duty PolicyReview ListThis review list is provided to inform you about the document in question and assist you in its preparation.1. Jury Duty policy, as with other employee policies, is most effective when dealt with evenhandedly and promptly. Our suggestion is to have each employee sign a copy to reinforce the Companys providing the benefit of up to 3 days pay for Jury Duty service. This limits the exposure the Company has for longer service and hopefully will encourage your employees to avoid Jury Duty or serve the minimum term. If an Employee chooses to seek participation in a longer trial, then the financial responsibility rests with them after 3 days, supplemented somewhat by jury duty pay available from the governmental authority involved.2. It is also important to emphasize in your employee policies, as this Jury Duty policy does, that government laws and statutes take precedence over your own and that these policies may change without notice to all concerned, including the Employee. By doing this, you take the edge off the bureaucratic feeling of these kind of documents and place the onus on government rules and statutes rather than on the Company.3. Written Employee rules, such as this one, help avoid any prohibited discriminatory practices by clearly stating what the rules are requiring reporting the notice, payment rights, and reporting requirements by your employees. Keeping clear records by category simplifies any audit of employee practices so we recommend you not only place a copy of the signed policy and notice received by any employee in the employee file, but also put a duplicate set in a Jury Duty notice file.
Their day to day duty is to get it in with a horse.