{
  "name": "Jury duty employer pay requirements by US state \u2014 whether an employer must keep paying wages during jury service, how much, for how long, quoted from the state's own statute",
  "description": "Federal law (FLSA) does not require a private employer to pay an employee for time spent on jury duty \u2014 only eight states plus the District of Columbia impose any wage-continuation mandate at all, and where one exists the terms vary sharply: full regular wages with no cap (Alabama), full wages minus whatever fee the court itself pays the juror (Nebraska, Tennessee, DC), a flat dollar-per-day cap (Colorado $50/day, New York $72/day), or a mandate limited to a small fixed window (Louisiana covers one day only; Massachusetts and Colorado three days; Connecticut and DC five days). Several also exempt small employers below a headcount threshold (Tennessee under 5 employees; DC and New York's dollar floor apply only above 10 employees). Free HR-vendor comparison charts on this exact topic exist (Clockspot, Workforce.com) but Clockspot's own table flags five of its core-state rows \u2014 Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Tennessee, DC \u2014 as 'commonly described, confirm before coding' rather than sourced to the statute text itself; this asset states all eight states plus DC against the primary code section. Each record is one jurisdiction with an employer pay mandate, giving the pay rule as the statute states it (amount, duration, any employer-size exemption) plus the citation. Jurisdictions with no mandate are omitted rather than asserted \u2014 the absence is the majority position and isn't claimed here without a source stating it for that specific state. Answers 'does my employer have to pay me for jury duty', 'how many days of jury duty must my employer pay for', 'can my employer deduct the court's juror fee from my pay'.",
  "url": "https://referencesource.org/jury-duty-employer-pay-requirements-by-state/",
  "licence": "unknown",
  "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
  "stale_after": "2027-09-02",
  "sources": [
    "https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-12-courts/al-code-sect-12-16-8/",
    "https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-13-courts-and-court-procedure/co-rev-st-sect-13-71-126/",
    "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_884.htm#sec_51-247",
    "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/15-718",
    "https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=84020",
    "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter234A/Section48",
    "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=25-1674",
    "https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._judiciary_law_section_519",
    "https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-22-juries-and-jurors/tn-code-sect-22-4-106/"
  ],
  "records": [
    {
      "jurisdiction": "Alabama",
      "pay_requirement": "any full-time employee shall be entitled to his or her usual compensation received from such employment",
      "statute_citation": "Ala. Code \u00a7 12-16-8",
      "id": "alabama",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/jury-duty-employer-pay-requirements-by-state/alabama/",
      "source": "https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-12-courts/al-code-sect-12-16-8/",
      "source_quote": "(c) Notwithstanding the excused absence provided in subsection (a), any full-time employee shall be entitled to his or her usual compensation received from such employment.",
      "verified_fields": [
        "pay_requirement"
      ],
      "derived_fields": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "Colorado",
      "pay_requirement": "All regularly employed trial or grand jurors shall be paid regular wages, but not to exceed fifty dollars per day unless by mutual agreement between the employee and employer, by their employers for the first three days of juror service or any part thereof.",
      "statute_citation": "C.R.S. \u00a7 13-71-126",
      "id": "colorado",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/jury-duty-employer-pay-requirements-by-state/colorado/",
      "source": "https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-13-courts-and-court-procedure/co-rev-st-sect-13-71-126/",
      "source_quote": "All regularly employed trial or grand jurors shall be paid regular wages, but not to exceed fifty dollars per day unless by mutual agreement between the employee and employer, by their employers for the first three days of juror service or any part thereof. Regular employment shall include part-time, temporary, and casual employment if the employment hours may be determined by a schedule, custom, or practice established during the three-month period preceding the juror's term of service.",
      "verified_fields": [
        "pay_requirement"
      ],
      "derived_fields": [
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        "statute_citation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "Connecticut",
      "pay_requirement": "Each full-time employed juror shall be paid regular wages by the juror's employer for the first five days, or part thereof, of jury service.",
      "statute_citation": "Conn. Gen. Stat. \u00a7 51-247",
      "id": "connecticut",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/jury-duty-employer-pay-requirements-by-state/connecticut/",
      "source": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_884.htm#sec_51-247",
      "source_quote": "Sec. 51-247. Compensation of jurors. Guidelines re reimbursement of expenses. (a) Each full-time employed juror shall be paid regular wages by the juror's employer for the first five days, or part thereof, of jury service.",
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        "pay_requirement"
      ],
      "derived_fields": [
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        "statute_citation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "District of Columbia",
      "pay_requirement": "For jury service of 5 days or less, petit or grand jurors employed full-time in the District of Columbia shall be entitled to their usual compensation less the fee received for jury service.",
      "employer_size_exemption": "Employers with 10 or less employees shall not be required to pay a juror-employee his or her usual compensation.",
      "statute_citation": "D.C. Code \u00a7 15-718",
      "id": "district-of-columbia",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/jury-duty-employer-pay-requirements-by-state/district-of-columbia/",
      "source": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/15-718",
      "source_quote": "(c) For jury service of 5 days or less, petit or grand jurors employed full-time in the District of Columbia shall be entitled to their usual compensation less the fee received for jury service. A person shall not be considered a full-time employed juror on any day of jury service in which that person:",
      "verified_fields": [
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        "pay_requirement"
      ],
      "derived_fields": [
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        "statute_citation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "Louisiana",
      "pay_requirement": "be granted a leave of absence by his employer, of up to one day, for that period of time required for such jury duty. Such leave of absence shall be granted without loss of wages, or sick, emergency, or personal leave or any other benefit.",
      "statute_citation": "La. R.S. 23:965",
      "id": "louisiana",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/jury-duty-employer-pay-requirements-by-state/louisiana/",
      "source": "https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=84020",
      "source_quote": "B.(1) Any person who is regularly employed in the state of Louisiana shall, upon call or subpoena to serve on a state petit or grand jury, or central jury pool, be granted a leave of absence by his employer, of up to one day, for that period of time required for such jury duty. Such leave of absence shall be granted without loss of wages, or sick, emergency, or personal leave or any other benefit.",
      "verified_fields": [
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts",
      "pay_requirement": "Each regularly employed trial or grand juror shall be paid regular wages by his employer for the first three days, or part thereof, of juror service.",
      "statute_citation": "Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, \u00a7 48",
      "id": "massachusetts",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/jury-duty-employer-pay-requirements-by-state/massachusetts/",
      "source": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter234A/Section48",
      "source_quote": "Section 48. Each regularly employed trial or grand juror shall be paid regular wages by his employer for the first three days, or part thereof, of juror service. Regular employment shall include part-time, temporary, and casual employment as long as the employment hours of a juror reasonably may be determined by a schedule or by custom and practice established during the three-month period preceding the term of service of such juror.",
      "verified_fields": [
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      ],
      "derived_fields": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "Nebraska",
      "pay_requirement": "No employer shall subject an employee to discharge, loss of pay, loss of sick leave, loss of vacation time, or any other form of penalty on account of his or her absence from employment by reason of jury duty, except that an employer may reduce the pay of an employee by an amount equal to any compensation, other than expenses, paid by the court for jury duty.",
      "statute_citation": "Neb. Rev. Stat. \u00a7 25-1674",
      "id": "nebraska",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/jury-duty-employer-pay-requirements-by-state/nebraska/",
      "source": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=25-1674",
      "source_quote": "No employer shall subject an employee to discharge, loss of pay, loss of sick leave, loss of vacation time, or any other form of penalty on account of his or her absence from employment by reason of jury duty, except that an employer may reduce the pay of an employee by an amount equal to any compensation, other than expenses, paid by the court for jury duty.",
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        "pay_requirement"
      ],
      "derived_fields": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "New York",
      "pay_requirement": "An employer may, however, withhold wages of any such employee serving as a juror during the period of such service; provided that an employer who employs more than ten employees shall not withhold the first seventy-two dollars of such juror\u2019s daily wages during the first three days of jury service.",
      "statute_citation": "N.Y. Judiciary Law \u00a7 519",
      "id": "new-york",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/jury-duty-employer-pay-requirements-by-state/new-york/",
      "source": "https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._judiciary_law_section_519",
      "source_quote": "An employer may, however, withhold wages of any such employee serving as a juror during the period of such service; provided that an employer who employs more than ten employees shall not withhold the first seventy-two dollars of such juror\u2019s daily wages during the first three days of jury service. Withholding of wages in accordance with this section shall not be deemed a penalty.",
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        "pay_requirement"
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "Tennessee",
      "pay_requirement": "the employee shall be entitled to the employee's usual compensation received from such employment; however, the employer has the discretion to deduct the amount of the fee or compensation the employee receives for serving as a juror.",
      "employer_size_exemption": "If an employer employs less than five (5) people on a regular basis or if the juror has been employed by an employer on a temporary basis for less than six (6) months, the employer is not required to compensate the juror during the period of jury service pursuant to this section.",
      "statute_citation": "Tennessee Code Title 22. Juries and Jurors \u00a7 22-4-106",
      "id": "tennessee",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/jury-duty-employer-pay-requirements-by-state/tennessee/",
      "source": "https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-22-juries-and-jurors/tn-code-sect-22-4-106/",
      "source_quote": "(b) Notwithstanding the excused absence as provided in subsection (a), the employee shall be entitled to the employee's usual compensation received from such employment; however, the employer has the discretion to deduct the amount of the fee or compensation the employee receives for serving as a juror. Moreover, no employer shall be required to compensate an employee for more time than was actually spent serving and traveling to and from jury duty.",
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        "pay_requirement"
      ],
      "derived_fields": [
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        "statute_citation"
      ]
    }
  ]
}