Comment by j16sdiz
8 hours ago
Look at how the American hate jury lottery, I doubt this would be welcomed in the state.
It may work in some other country..
8 hours ago
Look at how the American hate jury lottery, I doubt this would be welcomed in the state.
It may work in some other country..
> It may work in some other country..
Jury service in the UK is generally seen in a positive light ( despite having far too much hanging around ).
I suspect the US problems could be easily fixed by forcing employers to pay you while you are doing it.
Jury time is paid time off at my US company. And at least at the US Federal level there's a daily stipend for sitting on one. Lower level courts may vary on that.
Many people in the US do not work for your company.
Federal juror pay is $50 daily.[1] This would be 8 hours or less of minimum wage.[2] States pay from $0 to $50 seemingly.[3]
8 states and 1 district had any employer jury pay law. All other than Nebraska excluded small employers, excluded part time employees, allowed to pay under minimum wage, allowed to pay nothing after 5 days or less, or allowed to force employees to use paid time off.[4]
[1] https://www.uscourts.gov/court-programs/jury-service/juror-p...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_Sta...
[3] https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/jury-duty-p...
[4] https://www.workforce.com/news/jury-duty-laws-by-state
Juries are unpaid and obscure. I think most people in the UK would be delighted to sit in Parliament for the a £100k an year salary + expenses (what MP's currently get) plus a lot of prestige and the experience. It would be a pretty good thing to have on your CV!