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Jury Duty

New and Updated

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Jury Duty: Minnesota

    Updated to reflect amendments to the juror protection statute adding protections for employees called to jury service, effective July 1, 2024.

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    Policies and Procedures

    Jury and Court-Related Leave Policy

    Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

  • Type:
    How To

    How to Administer Jury Duty Leave Requests

    This How To details the steps an employer should take to properly administer requests for time off to serve on a jury.

  • Type:
    Handbook Templates

    Jury and Witness Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Florida

    Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to include leave to appear as a witness.

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    Handbook Templates

    Jury Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Broward County, Florida

    Florida employers who are located in, or do business within, Broward County and have employees who are regularly scheduled to work a minimum of 35 hours per week, should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of jury duty leave and to show their compliance with Broward County's jury duty leave ordinance.

  • Date:
    April 28, 2021
    Type:
    Benchmarking and Surveys

    Paid Leave 2021: HR & Compliance Center Survey Report

    In this survey report, XpertHR explores paid leave policies, including the prevalence of traditional, paid time off (PTO), and unlimited leave plans, as well as the amount of leave offered per year of service, leave carryover, leave donation, leave payouts, and more.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Jury Duty: Texas

    This guide provides an overview of Texas law regarding jury duty leave for employees. It covers employer obligations to provide leave, employee eligibility for leave, compensation during leave, prohibited actions against employees who perform jury service, and employee remedies for employer discrimination or retaliation with respect to jury service.

  • Type:
    Handbook Templates

    Jury Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Texas

    Texas employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of jury duty leave and to demonstrate compliance with Texas' jury duty leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

  • Type:
    Legal Timetable

    Texas Expands Jury Service Protections

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Jury Duty: Nevada

    This guide provides an overview of Nevada law regarding jury duty leave for employees. It covers employer obligations to provide leave, employee eligibility for leave, compensation during leave, and prohibited actions against employees who perform jury service.

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HR guidance on legal obligations regarding employees participating in jury duty.