Does your employer have to pay you for jury duty in NJ?

In New Jersey, employers are required to provide you with unpaid time off for reporting to jury selection or jury duty. You may have to show your employer your jury summons in order to be given the necessary leave.

What happens if you do not go to jury duty in NJ?

Prospective jurors failing to appear may be fined $500 payable to the summoning county and/or may be punished for contempt of court. Employers in New Jersey are also forbidden from penalizing employees who miss work for jury duty.

How does jury duty work in New Jersey?

Employees of the State of New Jersey will receive their normal wage while serving as a juror. They may not collect additional juror compensation. Those who are on unemployment will not lose their benefits during jury service, not will it make them “unavailable to work” for the purposes of unemployment.

Do you get paid for jury service if you are unemployed?

An unemployed worker wants to know if pay for jury service will reduce or end jobless benefits. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo / Richard Sheppard DEAR CARRIE: I am unemployed and have been called for jury duty.

Do you have to report jury duty benefits?

— Serving Up Questions DEAR SERVING: You can rest easy on both counts. Your benefit will not be cut, or reduced, nor do you have to report the jury duty payments to the state Labor Department, according to Lucian Chalfen, director of public information for the state Unified Court System.

When do you get excused from jury duty?

If the prospective juror provides highly specialized technical health care services for which replacement cannot reasonably be obtained, or if they are a healthcare worker directly personally and essentially involved in the care of a mentally or physically handicapped person; excuse from service will be granted.