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Look at how the American hate jury lottery, I doubt this would be welcomed in the state. It may work in some other country..

by j16sdiz 4mo ago

DrScientist 4mo ago
> 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.
- mwigdahl 4mo ago
  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.
  - pseudalopex 4mo ago
    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-pay https://www.uscourts.gov/court-programs/jury-service/juror-p... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_Sta... [3] https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/jury-duty-pay-by-state https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/jury-duty-p... [4] https://www.workforce.com/news/jury-duty-laws-by-state https://www.workforce.com/news/jury-duty-laws-by-state
graemep 4mo ago
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!

4 ms·

Look at how the American hate jury lottery, I doubt this would be welcomed in the state. It may work in some other country..

by j16sdiz 4mo 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..

DrScientist 4mo ago
> 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.
- mwigdahl 4mo ago
  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.
  - pseudalopex 4mo ago
    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-pay https://www.uscourts.gov/court-programs/jury-service/juror-p... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_Sta... [3] https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/jury-duty-pay-by-state https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/jury-duty-p... [4] https://www.workforce.com/news/jury-duty-laws-by-state https://www.workforce.com/news/jury-duty-laws-by-state
graemep 4mo ago
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!