Jury Duty and Your Job
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-247a — no firing for a summons, and eight hours of jury duty is a day's work
- An employer may not fire, threaten or coerce an employee because the employee receives a jury summons, responds to it, or serves.
- Eight hours of jury duty in a day is a legal day's work, and the employer may not require more hours that day.
- An employer who violates the section commits criminal contempt, fined up to $500, jailed up to thirty days, or both.
- An employee fired for it may sue within ninety days for lost wages, up to ten weeks of them, and reinstatement, with a reasonable attorney's fee if the employee prevails.
Who handles this in Connecticut: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Connecticut directory.
Sources for this section (1)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-247a — Employer not to discharge employee or require additional hours work for jury service. Eight hours jury duty deemed a legal day's work. Penalty. Action for recovery of wages and reinstatement. Liability of employer for failure to compensate juror-employee
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Connecticut attorney.