Jury Duty: District of Columbia
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: Susan A.P. Woodhouse, Littler
Summary
- Employers in the District of Columbia must excuse employees from work to serve on a jury. See Employers Obligated to Provide Leave.
- All employees in the District of Columbia may take time off from work to respond to a jury duty summons. See Employees Qualified for Leave.
- An employer is not required to compensate an employee for time spent on jury service unless the employer has 11 or more employees. See Compensation During Leave.
- The District of Columbia prohibits an employer from terminating, threatening or coercing an employee because the employee receives a jury duty summons, responds to such a summons, attends court for prospective jury service or serves as a juror. See Prohibited Actions.
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