>>>I have to start looking at my mail more closely. I received a jury summons last week.
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>>>Unless I get a chance to send somebody back to Gitmo, I think I'll pass. <s>
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>>And how is it that you're going to pass?
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>>FWIW, Marshal got a summons for jury duty last week, too, but we'll be in Switzerland when he's supposed to serve. He's already sent the requisite letter. I'm sure he'll be rescheduled.
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>>Tamar
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>What happens about compensation for loss of earnings while serving in the US ?

The court pays for your time, but it's a pittance. (Much less for a day than I make in an hour.)

If you're a principal (maybe even key employee) in a very small business, you can be excused from federal jury duty. Not sure how that works at the state level, and I imagine it varies state to state.

Tamar