HB 1100 Summary

• Requires employers to continue paying an employee's wages or salary while the employee serves on jury duty, from the day they report until the jury is impaneled or discharged.

• Allows employers to require employees to reimburse them for any jury duty compensation paid by the county, city, or town, and permits disciplinary action if an employee fails to reimburse.

• Permits employees to sue employers for unpaid wages or salary owed for jury service, with the court awarding liquidated damages of 10% per day (not exceeding double the wages owed) plus reasonable attorney's fees.

• Protects jury duty compensation from being reduced below what the statute requires, while preserving any employment benefits that exceed the statutory minimum.

• Clarifies that governmental employees receiving compensation for jury service do not commit "ghost employment," and public servants may permit such payments without violating ghost employment laws.

• Effective July 1, 2012.