Bill > HB1521

This bill modifies juror compensation and employment protections in Missouri by significantly increasing the daily jury duty compensation from six to twenty-five dollars per day and allowing counties and cities to provide additional compensation. The bill provides that for counties with populations over 200,000, jurors will receive no compensation for the first two days of service but fifty dollars per day thereafter. Additionally, the bill strengthens employment protections by prohibiting employers from terminating, disciplining, or taking adverse actions against employees who are summoned for jury duty. Employers are now explicitly required to allow employees to serve on juries without using personal leave, and employees who are discharged in violation of these protections can bring civil action within ninety days to recover lost wages and seek reinstatement. The bill also introduces a new provision allowing employers to compensate employees their daily average minimum pay for jury service. Furthermore, for small employers with five or fewer full-time employees, the bill provides an automatic postponement of jury service if another employee has already been summoned during the same period. These changes aim to make jury duty more financially feasible for citizens and provide stronger workplace protections for those fulfilling their civic responsibility.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1521&year=2025&code=R