Jury System Improvements Act of 1978

Summary

Jury Fee and Juror Employment Protection Act - Revises Federal juror fees and allowances to, among other changes, (1) increase per diem pay to $30; (2) provide additional per diem pay to grand jurors required to attend more than 45 days actual service and petit jurors required to attend more than 30 days actual service; (3) replace set statutory subsistence allowances with those to be promulgated by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; and (4) replace set statutory travel allowances with the maximum rate per mile which the Director has prescribed for supporting court personnel, additional allowances to be authorized for jurors taking public transportation. Requires private employers and their successors, unless changed circumstances make it unreasonable to do so, to restore a Federal juror to his previous position or a position of like seniority, status, and pay or, if the juror is unable to perform previous duties because of a disability sustained while on jury duty, to a position nearest approximating his previous job. Stipulates that jurors so restored to employment shall not lose any seniority or insurance or other benefits due to jury duty. Declares it to be the sense of Congress that State and local government employees should be granted the same employment rights as are granted private employees under this Act.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 3 November 1978

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 28 September 1978

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 September 1977

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