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SourCeladon OP t1_itxv00a wrote

Reply to comment by DoctorSumter2You in Jury duty question - I got this email telling me I’m not needed, but don’t understand the highlighted part. It strikes me as odd that they’d require this. by SourCeladon

I’m hourly, not salaried. My boss and I decided to play jury-chicken and keep me on for tomorrow just in case I wasn’t needed. So yeah, no day off. But at least I won’t lose income.

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DoctorSumter2You t1_itxvggy wrote

Yea, I understand now. I misunderstood the Labor Laws around Jury Duty. The law is you are required to allow unpaid time off if necessary, so in theory you could've taken the day off and not get fired or reprimanded for it. For some reason I thought it was a paid requirement.

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SourCeladon OP t1_itxvlnb wrote

Paid would have been soooo niiice :)

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cockytiel t1_itz96xe wrote

I used to but we had to give them the check we got the city. It was like $9.

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SourCeladon OP t1_itzb6w0 wrote

I always thought it was weird that you got paid for jury duty. Why bother with such a small amount? It’s kind of a slap in the face considering not all employers pay you for the time you have to take off (I’m poor but I make more than $9/day) and then pay for parking/transportation on top of that loss. I’m sure there’s a reason, but I have a feeling it probably doesn’t apply to my employment situation.

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