PAYMENT FOR JURY DUTY:

PURSUANT TO LAW: Jurors will be paid $40.00 for each day of attendance with the following exceptions:

1)   No payment is made to jurors who are employed and receive their regular wages from their employer during their term of service.

2)   No payment is made to jurors if they are employed by an employer that employs more than ten (10) employees (including both full-time and part-time employees)  for the first three (3) days of jury service who do not pay their regular wages.  Such employers are prohibited by law from withholding the first $40.00 of daily wages during the first three (3) days of jury service, which means the employer must pay the employee $40.00 per day for three days.  After three days, jurors will be paid the $40.00 per diem payment by the NYS Office of Court Administration.  If an employee does not earn a total of $40.00 per day they will be paid the difference between the employee’s daily wages and the $40.00 per diem fee during the three day period.

3) If you report for jury duty on your regular day off, you will be paid the jury per diem payment.

4) If you are employed by someone that does not employ more than 10 employees (this includes part-time and full-time employees) and your employer does not pay your regular wages, you will receive the $40.00 jury payment.

All other jurors i.e. unemployed, retired, disabled, on compensation, employed by an out-of-state employer who does not pay regular wages, self-employed, will be paid the per diem fee mentioned above.