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[morgaine]

I have been summoned for jury duty on October 12th

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[wxgeek]

My dad's job is continuing to pay him his regular wage, + $15/day for jury duty. Maybe your job will do this too?

[gruberman]

Are teachers in the States unionized? Generally, up here, unions either have negotiated that you get full pay for your jury duty or pay you the difference themselves.

[morgaine]

it depends on the State. Florida is not a teacher's union state.. I could belong to it, but they have no real power.

Beyond that, I work for a public-but-not school. It's not in a school district, but receives public funds.

[elars]

Almost all full time salary positions pay your full salary while on jury duty but then you give them your 15$/day

[morgaine]

The way the summons reads I only get the $15 IF my employer does not pay me during my absence.

[tarnishedfaith]

Most places will pay you while you do your jury duty and not force you to take sick or vacation days. Unless you've been summoned for a grand jury and assuming it's state and not federal court, you'll probably only be there for a day or two. The chances of ending up on a multi-day trial are pretty slim. Still, I'm glad lawyers are exempt from jury duty in Virginia.

[morgaine]

There's a coupple of big trials coming up that they are pulling for. With a staff of like 140, 4 people got summons for the same day...