District of Columbia
For District of Columbia, employer pay rule is 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 is Employers with 10 or less employees shall not be required to pay a juror-employee his or her usual compensation; statute is D.C. Code § 15-718, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- District of Columbia our reading
- Employer pay rule
- 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. verified
- Employer size exemption
- Employers with 10 or less employees shall not be required to pay a juror-employee his or her usual compensation. verified
- Statute
- D.C. Code § 15-718 our reading
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What the source says
(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:
— code.dccouncil.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Employer size exemption
(2) Would not have worked more than 1/2 of a shift that extends into another day if the employee were not serving as a juror on that day. Employers with 10 or less employees shall not be required to pay a juror-employee his or her usual compensation.
Statute
Code of the District of Columbia § 15–718. Juror fees.
— all from code.dccouncil.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- code.dccouncil.govhttps://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/15-718