Jury System Improvements Act
What is the full name for Jury System Improvements Act?
For Jury System Improvements Act, full name is Jury System Improvements Act of 1978; size rule is no employee-count threshold; requirement is No employer shall discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or coerce any permanent employee by reason of such employee's jury service, or the attendance or scheduled attendance in connection with such service, in any court of the United States; counting note is Any individual who is reinstated to a position of employment in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be considered as having been on furlough or leave of absence during his period of jury service, shall be reinstated to his position of employment without loss of seniority, recorded from its source on 2026-09-29; source re-checked 2026-11-01.
(a) No employer shall discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or coerce any permanent employee by reason of such employee's jury service, or the attendance or scheduled attendance in connection with such service, in any court of the United States.
— uscode.house.gov, retrieved 2026-09-29
- Law
- Jury System Improvements Act our reading
- Full name
- Jury System Improvements Act of 1978 verified
- Size rule
- no employee-count threshold our reading
- Requirement
- No employer shall discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or coerce any permanent employee by reason of such employee's jury service, or the attendance or scheduled attendance in connection with such service, in any court of the United States verified
- Counting note
- Any individual who is reinstated to a position of employment in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be considered as having been on furlough or leave of absence during his period of jury service, shall be reinstated to his position of employment without loss of seniority verified
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Law and Full name
may be cited as the 'Jury System Improvements Act of 1978'.
Size rule and Requirement
(a) No employer shall discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or coerce any permanent employee by reason of such employee's jury service, or the attendance or scheduled attendance in connection with such service, in any court of the United States.
Counting note
(c) Any individual who is reinstated to a position of employment in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be considered as having been on furlough or leave of absence during his period of jury service, shall be reinstated to his position of employment without loss of seniority, and shall be entitled to participate in insurance or other benefits offered by the employer pursuant to established rules and practices relating to employees on furlough or leave of absence in effect with the employer at the time such individual entered upon jury service.
— all from uscode.house.gov, retrieved 2026-09-29
Sources
- uscode.house.govhttps://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1875&num=0&edition=prelim
- uscode.house.govhttps://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1861&num=0&edition=prelim