Am i getting payed while i serve jury duty?

Question

I've heard that by law you're supposed to get payed for the time you serve jury duty, but at work i was told that the only way that would happen is if i use my vacation time? whats the deal with that?

Answer 1

As far as I know, the government or court system pays you a daily allotment for food, and maybe lodging if you need it. It's not a sum to pay the bills with, that's for sure.

Answer 2

In some places you get paid by the court if you serve on a jury. When that happens, some employers feel that they do not have to pay in addition to what you're getting, which is usually less than what you'd make on the job. On the other hand, some employers will pay in addition to the jury pay. It all depends on where you work and what the company policy is. When I worked for the government, we were excused for jury duty or working at the polls during an election. In other words, we didn't have to use vacation time, but were still paid as if we had been at work. But this varies from one state to another, and from one company to another. There is no standardized rule.

Answer 3

When you were summoned for jury duty the letter came with lots of details.

Do you get paid for doing your duty?
Do you get paid if you are not selected to serve?
If you are put on the jury, what do you get paid at what rate for a full or partial day?

Where I live it is $40 a day, whether partial day or full day, and they also reimburse 15 cents a mile for commuting from home to the place of the trial.
You would have to look on your jury summons for the specifics in your area, or ask the bailiff.

Note that you are not being paid by your regular employer for jury duty time. You might not get any paycheck at all during that time, depending on whether you are an hourly employee or on salary.

Answer 4

You get paid $40 a day.

You do not have to use your vacation time to go on jury duty. Your company MUST give you the day off and have it not count against you.

You will get a whole packet when you go to jury duty that will out line the whole thing.

Answer 5

First, it's "paid" NOT "payed". Secondly, if you happen to be one of the "lucky" ones picked for Jury Duty....then yes: you DO get some form of compensation for doing your "civic duty".

Generally, the Jury Duty pay on the local level is....well....it varies by size of city. Figure THAT ONE out.

Federal Court Jurors: Indeed, the "lucky few". Their "civic duty" pay is far more than on local jury duty levels....and that's just the beginning......

Answer 6

I did jury duty in feb and my employer paid me regular wages for the day and the court payed me 18.50 hehe. It all depends on your employer. They arent required to pay you but they are required to let you serve jury duty.

Answer 7

That depends on your employer. Most employers, though, only pay about $10 per day for jury duty. Your employer does not have to, by law, pay you. However, judges do not often excuse you just because you say you can't afford to miss work. Talk to your human resources department.

Answer 8

so time off work payed back a bit. of course 8 point prison abolishing system using sokka would decrease jury duty .juries would just examine industralization and corporations as top suspects not individuals or just individuals .also eaxamine circunstances of crome motive and if false crime as in propaganda .

Answer 9

no law requires payment most courts pay something but it is minimal and a few companies pay as well but it isn't required. Most courts could care less if you lose your car and your kids starve while you are doing your "civic duty" I had a judge bring me in for high stress case 2 days out of a hospital for heart attack
good luck

Answer 10

You get paid by the court for your time. Its usually like a few bucks. Not much. Somewhere between $7 and $35 a day.

However, you get free parking, coffee, donuts and stinking juror badges. Oh yeah, and both attorneys and their clients will love you at least until after you render your verdict. After that maybe one side will like you.