ABA Family Legal Guide

Law and the Workplace

On the Job

Other Protections for Workers

Can an employer lay off an employee because he or she has been called for jury duty?

No. The Jury System Improvements Act is a federal law that prohibits an employer from disciplining or discharging an employee because he or she has been called to serve on a federal jury. Additionally, more than thirty-five states prohibit employers from firing a worker who is called to perform jury service in the state court system.