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The $30 a day job: that's right. Jury duty.

Publication: T&D
Publication Date: 01-FEB-04 		Format: Online - approximately 792 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The $30 a day job: that's right. Jury duty.(Working)

Article Excerpt
Sooner or later, you're likely to be called to serve. If you're registered to vote or have a driver's license, they'll find you. Typically, you're paid $30 a day if your employer suspends your salary while you're out or you are unemployed or self-employed. Where I live, Washington, D.C., we're served notice for jury duty every two years. You can't believe how fast that two years passes.

I have been called four times. The system here is that you serve one day or one trial. That is, you show up at the courthouse and report to the Juror's Lounge and wait. And wait. And wait. "Lounge" is an exaggeration, but they do show DVDs, such as Ken...

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