Grand Jury - does employer pay salary?

[cowfish]

I'm at work and my craptastic computer doesn't have a .pdf reader so I can't access the info on-line.

I received a summons for grand jury duty. If I serve, is my employer obligated to pay me my normal salary or am I stuck with the lousy $40/day from the court?

Thanks for the help,
Eric

 

[fishman1069]

Im pretty sure your employer has no obligation what so ever. Its technically your obligation to show up for jury duty but, unless you employer is very nice, they dont pay anything. Jury duty sux!!!!!

 

[tentacles]

I recently got (accidentally) summoned for jury duty. I might be wrong, but if you work full time I think your employer is supposed to pay you for x amount of days, and if you're unemployed/work part time you get the $40/day for your services. Again, I might be totally wrong, but I think that's what the letter said.

 

[dherrera83]

tentacles is right, if your full time your employer pays you for going to jury duty. Otherwise, you can tell your boss not to pay and just get the 40 bucks... But not both.

Make sure you ask the clerk for proof that you were there. - Just incase.

BTW its not that bad. I was in grand jury for about a month and i had fun with the group i was with...

 

[Widdy]

Which employers must pay the jury fee?
Employers are encouraged but not required to pay an employee’s
full daily wage while the employee is reporting to serve as a
juror. Employers of more than 10 employees must pay jurors the
jury fee of $40 or the employee’s wage (whichever is lower) each
day for the first three days of jury service. If the juror’s daily
wage is less than the jury fee, then the State makes up the
difference. The State will pay the jury fee of jurors who work for
employers of 10 or fewer employees if the jurors are not paid at
least the jury fee by their employers. After three days, the State
pays the jury fee to jurors who are not paid at least the jury fee.
For jurors who are paid a daily wage that is less than the jury fee
the State makes up the difference.

Taken from http://www.nyjuror.gov/general-information/eehandbook.pdf

 

[noobzy]

What Widdy said.

 

[qy7400]

Grand jury duty is a little different, typical service is 4 weeks and...

A New York State grand jury can take one of several actions: file an indictment (for misdemeanor or felony charges), vote a "No True Bill" (dismiss the case), return the case to Criminal Court (file misdemeanor charges only and refer the case back to the lower court), or remove the action to the Family Court (file charges against a juvenile ages 13-15 to be prosecuted in the Family Court rather than treat the juvenile as an adult to be prosecuted in the superior court).

The good news is unless your employer is paying you in full while out odds are you will not be chosen

 

[lo7100]

Check with the HR. every company has the own policy.

 

[ecvernon]

depends on the company's policy... all company's thaT I worked for paid me for the days i was in service as "jury duty pay".. if i was to collect any payment from the court i would have to turn it over to my employer

 

[cowfish]

Thanks all.

I checked with HR and my company's policy is that they pay full salary for 3 weeks. After that I'm SOL. Considering that average service is 4 weeks that kinda sucks, but it's better than nothing. There goes a week's vacation time.

 

[fishman1069]

At least you get paid for the 3 weeks. Id be stuck with the $40 a day:frown:

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

well hey if they pay you for 3 weeks and it's longer take the 40 a day after screw it it will even out especially if you don't have to work and just sit on your butt in court lol. I think they provide you with food also right? So if they do then you will be saving a bunch of money on food as well. Personally I had a hook up that made my name disappear off their list for a bunch of years but even when I got the things in the mail before and after I just ignored them. Nothing even happened to me LOL

 

[itsaNYthing]

tellem your a racist