Jury Duty

[AznAnarchy99]

Sup guys. I'm sitting at jury duty. Keep me company.

 

[Demo24]

Heh, did that yesterday but got excused. Still $25 and no work, could be worse.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

It's $15 here but the first day you don't get paid

 

[smackababy]

I always wanted to do jury duty, especially for some crazy murder trial. I have never received a letter though. =(

Also, my current job retains the right to replace me if I am gone longer than like 30 days... =(

 

[fjmeat]

$15 won't cover parking downtown.

 

[fjmeat]

Sup guys. I'm sitting at jury duty. Keep me company.

free wifi or no?

 

[MtnMan]

At least you can have your electronics with you. I had US District Court jury duty and they allow you to have zero electronics with you.

 

[lupi]

Thought getting jury duty while being paid by company to not be there was a good deal, till I had to include the "jury pay" on taxes.

 

[amdhunter]

Question:
Let's say I make ~$400 day in wages.

Do I lose those wages and have to settle for $40 day?
Do I lose vacation/personal days?

How do I get paid my normal wage without using vacation days?

If I had to burn vacation days or lose wages, this seems extremely unfair.

 

[smackababy]

Question:
Let's say I make ~$400 day in wages.

Do I lose those wages and have to settle for $40 day?
Do I lose vacation/personal days?

How do I get paid my normal wage without using vacation days?

If I had to burn vacation days or lose wages, this seems extremely unfair.

Most companies have to pay you while you are on jury duty. Mine has a policy where it asks if you could donate the jury duty money you get back to the company to help with the costs of you not doing your job. Although, I haven't heard of anyone that has done that.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

free wifi or no?

Free WiFi and parking validation.

This is my first time. I've always wanted to be put on some crazy trial but I don't think financially I'd be able to handle it lol.

My employer will pay for a day or two but not a 2 month trial.

 

[Newell Steamer]

 

[amdhunter]

Free WiFi and parking validation.

This is my first time. I've always wanted to be put on some crazy trial but I don't think financially I'd be able to handle it lol.

My employer will pay for a day or two but not a 2 month trial.

And what happens in this case? Do you just walk out of jury duty and tell them to pound sand?

 

[thestrangebrew1]

Never been. Got summoned at least 3 times but have always been dismissed. I got a letter from the State last year saying something like I may be contacted to be on a jury for some higher level stuff and not the local stuff but haven't been called since. I think I just tossed that letter anyways. I don't think I'd want to be on the jury for anything like a murder or violent crime. I can't watch that stuff on tv, let alone see real life pics/vid. Gets my gut all knotted up.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

And what happens in this case? Do you just walk out of jury duty and tell them to pound sand?

Request dismissal for financial hardship.

I just got called up. Let's see what kind of case it is

 

[JEDIYoda]

Also, my current job retains the right to replace me if I am gone longer than like 30 days... =(

they can`t touch your job if Jury duty calls...

 

[JEDIYoda]

My employer will pay for a day or two but not a 2 month trial.

either shitty employer or your just blowing smoke

 

[JEDIYoda]

Sup guys. I'm sitting at jury duty. Keep me company.

at least this is not another how can I get out of jury duty thread..

 

[smackababy]

they can`t touch your job if Jury duty calls...

They can't fire me, but I won't have the same job when I get back.

 

[MrDudeMan]

I enjoyed jury duty. I was on a 5 day trial that landed on the very first day of my first full time job. Good times.

 

[smackababy]

I enjoyed jury duty. I was on a 5 day trial that landed on the very first day of my first full time job. Good times.

"So... um, about me starting on Monday. Yeah, I got jury duty. Sorry!"

 

[Ns1]

lol I got lucky and they told me not to come in today. thanks for taking my spot

 

[MrDudeMan]

"So... um, about me starting on Monday. Yeah, I got jury duty. Sorry!"

I knew the week before, so I sent an email saying I'd let them know as soon as I knew more. My manager didn't really care at all thankfully and I got paid for the whole week without any hassles. Part of the flexibility was due to the fact that it was a major tech company with very long deliverables where any single person's presence is practically meaningless and, actually, I was certainly a net negative at that point. He may have been happy now that I think about it.

 

[MtnMan]

Jury duty, especially for US District courts has caused self-employed people to loose their business, file for bankruptcy, and even loose their home, yet the courts merely see it as a 'duty'.

 

[Ns1]

I knew the week before, so I sent an email saying I'd let them know as soon as I knew more. My manager didn't really care at all thankfully and I got paid for the whole week without any hassles. Part of the flexibility was due to the fact that it was a major tech company with very long deliverables where any single person's presence is practically meaningless and, actually, I was certainly a net negative at that point. He may have been happy now that I think about it.

lol, sad but true.