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Where are you not being paid? It’s always paid here. It’s just a lot less than minimum wage (like $75 for the whole shebang no matter how long it lasts).

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WoodScientist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
The rate was so low in Harris County, TX several years ago that the day rate wouldn’t even pay for parking and the cheapest lunch at the courthouse cafeteria.

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Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Depending on how long the trial lasts, that wouldn’t even cover travel expenses.

That’s effectively working for free.

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- lonefighter@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I knew someone who got picked for jury duty on a trial that lasted over a month in federal court over 2 hours from where he lived.
  
  He ended up having to take out loans to cover his travel expenses on top of his normal living expenses. He got paid something like $7/day for the entire trial and his job only gave 5 days of PTO for the whole year and didn’t pay for jury duty like a lot of businesses do, so after the first week he had no income.
  
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  - Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I’d just stop showing up at that point, that’s ridiculous. Financial hardship is a legitimate reason to get out of jury duty where I live.
    
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- Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I forget the minimum length, but my state also gives a per diem if the trial is longer than a certain number of days. But like some one else said, it’s only like $12/day. Like barely enough to cover a lunch.
  
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dingus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I mean…think about that for a minute. If you’re being paid less than minimum wage then how are you supposed to afford to live? Some people live paycheck to paycheck.

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