The states/municipalities listed in the chart below require the employer to compensate for work missed due to Jury Duty. If the state/municipality in which you work is not listed, you will not be compensated by Procom for time missed due to jury duty.
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State |
Are employers required to compensate for jury duty absences? |
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Alabama |
Yes - The employee must provide the jury summons on the next workday following receipt. |
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Colorado |
Yes - Employers must pay employees up to $50/day for the first three trial days of jury duty. |
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Connecticut |
Yes - Employers must pay FT employees regular wages for the first 5 days of jury service |
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D.C. |
Yes for jury service carried out by full-time employees for five days or less, minus the fee received for jury service. |
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Florida |
Yes in certain counties. In Broward, employers must provide compensation to full-time employees for up to five days of jury service. |
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In Miami-Dade, employees are entitled to pay when the following conditions are met: The employee has a regularly scheduled workweek of at least 35 hours; the employee provides a copy of the summons at least five working days prior; the employee is serving their jury duty in Miami-Dade County; the employer has 10 or more full-time employees; the employer has offices or does business in Miami-Dade County. |
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Louisiana |
Yes, but only up to a single day of service. |
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Massachusetts |
Yes, but only for the first three days of jury duty. |
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Nebraska |
Yes, but their pay may be reduced by the fees paid by the court. |
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Nevada |
No, but they can't require staff to work within 8 hours of the time they're supposed to serve. Also, on the day of jury duty, employees can't be required to work between 5:00 pm and 3:00 am |
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New York |
Yes - Employers with 10+ employees must pay the first $40 of the employee's regular daily wages for the first 3 days of jury duty. |
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Rhode Island |
No, unless required by contract or collective bargaining agreement. |
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Tennessee |
Yes - Employers with 5+ employees must pay for time spent serving jury duty as long as the employee has been with the company for at least 6 months. |
When submitting your timesheet, enter 0 hours for each day you are in jury duty. If you are working in a state that mandates compensation, you can use the link below to let Contractor Care know of the days you were in jury duty so they can process for payment.
For any questions, please reach out to the Contractor Care Team.