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Walk It Through: The Jury Summons

A summons for jury duty, a word to the manager, one paid day, and a job that is protected.

A cashier gets a summons to report for a criminal jury next month.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A regular employee called to a state jury. Federal jury service, pay for days beyond the first, and public employers with their own leave rules are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.