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Are Alabama employers required to pay an employee while he is on jury duty?

April 26, 2017Alabama duty employee employers Jury pay

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Are Alabama employers required to pay an employee while he is on jury duty?

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Yes. Alabama law requires employers to pay an employee’s usual compensation while on jury duty, minus any fee or compensation received for jury service. Ala. Code § 12-16-8. Because most “jury pay” is modest, most Alabama employers pay regular wages when their employees are called for jury duty.