DCLMP
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2020
Does your state mandate employers to pay you? Mine does not.That's a $500 fine in my state along with the option for the judge to find you in contempt and throw you in jail until you do serve.
Does your state mandate employers to pay you? Mine does not.That's a $500 fine in my state along with the option for the judge to find you in contempt and throw you in jail until you do serve.
The times I’ve seen people get excused for financial hardship usually involved being a small business owner where they wouldn’t make anything if they weren’t actively working. Not employees of companies.Whether or not your employer pays you for jury duty doesn't eliminate the obligation to participate if requested. I would assume rules about pay from your employer vary by state. If you are salary vs hourly probably makes a difference as well as whatever union agreements are applicable for those part of a union.
I was only involved in jury duty one time a number of years ago and my employer encourages employee participation as part of your civic duty. The court paid a small stipend for participating but don't recall how much it was but not very much as I recall.
I don’t know if it’s the same everywhere but here you will have a warrant out if you fail to show.I've never reported to jury duty and never will. My employer doesn't pay me to go so unless the courts want to match my salary. I'm not going.
We get aid a whopping $50 a dayDoes your state mandate employers to pay you? Mine does not.
uh no. You send back the form explaining why you can't go. For many people including myself it would be a financial hardship. I cannot afford to takes weeks or months off work without pay. There are a number of reasons people can't do it. Childcare, homeschooling, health problems, running a business etc. You can't abandon your kids and file for bankruptcy to sit on a trial. In some states employers are required to pay you. That would certainly makes it easier.I don’t know if it’s the same everywhere but here you will have a warrant out if you fail to show.
Doubt you'd go to for jail for that... then again are justice system is so screwed up you never know.I've been sitting on a jury duty card. Pardon the pun.
No way can I do it. They have a new system to just go online and make your excuses. Not sure how you know that the excuses are acceptable, but that's what I did.
Once again thank you to the Dis'ers here because it's very possible I would have ignored it and been put in the pokey.
I tried to get out of it for those very reasons when I was a young single mom. The court could have cared less. Thank God I knew the defendant’s daughter so I was dismissed.uh no. You send back the form explaining why you can't go. For many people including myself it would be a financial hardship. I cannot afford to takes weeks or months off work without pay. There are a number of reasons people can't do it. Childcare, homeschooling, health problems, running a business etc. You can't abandon your kids and file for bankruptcy to sit on a trial. In some states employers are required to pay you. That would certainly makes it easier.
No, it is not a state law. Employers are required to give you the time off with no adverse affects to your position, but nothing regarding pay. I would be absolutely against any such mandate. No reason the employer should be paying when you're not producing for them. I would be in favor of raising the court paid per diem to be more at least minimum wage. Mean daily income would probably be better, but that's not going to happen, especially in wealthier counties.Does your state mandate employers to pay you? Mine does not.
Your previous post sounded like you were just ignoring it entirely, which would definitely get you in trouble.uh no. You send back the form explaining why you can't go. For many people including myself it would be a financial hardship. I cannot afford to takes weeks or months off work without pay. There are a number of reasons people can't do it. Childcare, homeschooling, health problems, running a business etc. You can't abandon your kids and file for bankruptcy to sit on a trial. In some states employers are required to pay you. That would certainly makes it easier.
I don't know about that.Your previous post sounded like you were just ignoring it entirely, which would definitely get you in trouble.
If/when you get your jury summons, then just ignore it (and I agree with @Moliphino, that's how I read your previous statements). Let us know what happens.I don't know about that.
That's how I interpreted it as well.Your previous post sounded like you were just ignoring it entirely, which would definitely get you in trouble.