Can my boss require me to find coverage if I'm called into jury duty?

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manpreet Tuteehub forum best answer Best Answer 2 years ago

I told my manager on Friday that I have to call in on Tuesday to see if I'm summoned. She then responded that I need to come up with a back up plan in case I get called. Can she make me do that? More specifically, if I can't find anyone to take my shift and I get called in, does she have grounds to penalize or fire me?

For what it's worth I work in San Francisco, it's a privately owned company...not sure what other details would be helpful. Thanks!

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manpreet 2 years ago

According to this blog, in California employers are required to give you time off for jury duty, and forbidden from discriminating against those who take it.

It would be wise to make a good attempt to find cover for the time you are away, but if you can't then you cannot be prevented from taking time off.

The rest of the blog is also interesting, implying that non-exempt employees should be paid for short periods of jury duty.

You might want to research this further in case the blog is wrong, and consult a lawyer if it becomes important.


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