Jury Duty Leave - Paid or Unpaid?

AnaFL · January 2006

I was wondering if anyone out there could share what your company policy is regarding jury duty, specifically:

1) Paid or unpaid?
2) If paid, how long do you pay for it - i.e. what's the time limit?

I did try to find out from SHRM - their 2005 Benefits Survey, and HR Articles, along with BLS Benefits Survey, but all they list is that most employers pay for jury duty, but they do not list additional details such as for how long is pay received by the employee before they have to use other PTO type benefits.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Ana

mushroomHR · January 2006

We pay for jury duty and do not set a time limit. We also allow the employees to keep whatever monies they are paid by the court. Our jury duty policy is very generous.

Whirlwind · January 2006

Ditto -- paid, no time limit, and they get to keep the jury pay as well. This is Tx. state law for state emloyers/ees (which we are). I guess the generosity stems from the fact that it serves the public interest for public employees to participate in our system of justice.

dixied · January 2006

We do not have a time limit. We pay the employee for jury duty. When they receive their check from the court, they bring us a copy. We deduct their allowance from their paycheck. They keep the mileage. With this process, they do not receive double payment for the jury duty time.

FMDi · January 2006

We pay for jury duty, with no time limit for hourly employees. There is a 3-week time limit for the salaried group. We do deduct the amount of their jury pay.

Dutch2 · January 2006

Same here. We pay the ee their regular wages, plus they also get to keep the money they receive for serving on the jury. We have no time limit.

Brad Forrister · January 2006

Here's what our July 2005 survey on paid leave said:

Does your company offer paid time off while employees are serving on jury duty?

Yes, for a limited time while serving on jury duty 1354 43%
Yes, for an unlimited time while serving on jury duty 1436 45%
No 265 8%
Not sure 48 1%
No Answer 22 0%

You can find the survey in the Subscribers Area by clicking the link "HR Hero Survey Results" under "Your Resources" on the right side of the page.

Brad Forrister
VP/Content
M. Lee Smith Publishers

AnaFL · January 2006

Thanks so much for all the information.

Jury Duty Leave - Paid or Unpaid?

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