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JSIA in Vermont

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Does the JSIA apply to employers in Vermont?

The Jury Systems Improvement Act does apply to many employers in the state of Vermont. The Act is a federal Act that is in place in order to ensure that when an employee has been called to serve on a jury, the employee can serve without begin discriminated against by the employer for his or her service. Because the Act is a federal Act, it could potentially apply to employers in states across the country.

It is important that employees notify the employers immediately once they receive their jury duty summons so that the employer can make other arrangements. However, the employer cannot coerce or attempt to coerce the employee to forgo jury duty at all. There are some cases where the employee can postpone jury duty for his or her own reasons. For example, if the employee had a planned vacation or an illness, the employee can apply to postpone jury duty. However the postponement must have nothing to do with the employer.

The employer may have to pay up to $1,000 per employee, per instance, if he or she discriminates against an employee for serving on a jury. Also, if the employee is terminated, the employer may have to pay for lost wages and benefits to the employee.

When an employee takes time off of work to serve on a jury, the employee should be able to return to work at the end of the period of jury duty service to have the same job or an equivalent job. The employee should also be able to have the same salary and benefits that she or he had prior to taking time off of work for service.

Employees may be required to provide proof of their jury duty service, such as a copy of the original jury duty summons or a notification from the clerk of the court for each day that the employee served. CB