I don’t know if it was a California thing or not, but back in the day they used to pay you $5 a day for jury duty. The aerospace company I worked at paid full salary for jury duty days, but for a while they required your to reimburse the company for the $5/day. It sort of makes sense philosophically because you don’t need the court compensation if you’re getting guilt paid, but it always seemed kind of cheap. I think they stopped that because they realized it was costing them more to process the reimbursement than they were getting from it.
I know in some states it’s law that if the employer agrees to pay your salary the jury duty wages may(must?) be claimed by the company as income, so they are selling your time at a loss basically. It’s meant to be an incentive for companies to do it, but at $5/day yeah that’s not worth the paper work.
Agreed. Like I said it makes sense philosophically, it’s just the amount is so low it seems miserly.
On the other hand, the company pays full salary for unlimited jury days, which I think is unusual, so I don’t think they’re being cheap at all in reality.
They are just being efficient with their accountant and tax preparers time. The state policy to incentivize employers just isn’t working since there’s not enough value there. I’m a business owner with hourly employees, and as long as the program was optional and paid, oh, half the employee wages I’d be totally on board with it.
The problem. The problem is there aren’t enough restrooms in the courthouse to accommodate that number of witnesses. The cost of sewage maintenance alone necessitates a delay for the trial.
If there is a limit, I haven’t found it yet. A judge ruled today that Cheesebro and Powell will be tried together. Explain that. Can the witness stand hold 2 chairs?
Ha I knew it! They have nothing, anyone can find a witness or 150 for something.
Don’t forget these witnesses will be paid using your tax dollars. /s
Yep, $40 a day and 65.5 cents per mile.
What! I’m getting robbed at 55 cents/mi!
I don’t know if it was a California thing or not, but back in the day they used to pay you $5 a day for jury duty. The aerospace company I worked at paid full salary for jury duty days, but for a while they required your to reimburse the company for the $5/day. It sort of makes sense philosophically because you don’t need the court compensation if you’re getting guilt paid, but it always seemed kind of cheap. I think they stopped that because they realized it was costing them more to process the reimbursement than they were getting from it.
Malicious compliance does it again!
I know in some states it’s law that if the employer agrees to pay your salary the jury duty wages may(must?) be claimed by the company as income, so they are selling your time at a loss basically. It’s meant to be an incentive for companies to do it, but at $5/day yeah that’s not worth the paper work.
Agreed. Like I said it makes sense philosophically, it’s just the amount is so low it seems miserly.
On the other hand, the company pays full salary for unlimited jury days, which I think is unusual, so I don’t think they’re being cheap at all in reality.
They are just being efficient with their accountant and tax preparers time. The state policy to incentivize employers just isn’t working since there’s not enough value there. I’m a business owner with hourly employees, and as long as the program was optional and paid, oh, half the employee wages I’d be totally on board with it.
It hasn’t been that since like 2018. https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates
Damn future past
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Whats the subtext here? That thats a bad thing?
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If only, 5.56 is still $1 a round where I am.
I assume TokenBoomber is implying that the 150 witnesses are being bribed by the DOJ with your tax dollars.
Sarcastically implying.
“Sarcastically”
/s
The circus will be in town for at least 4 months and news programs will be unwatchable for the entire time of it.
You mean like all trials? What’s the problem with that?
The problem. The problem is there aren’t enough restrooms in the courthouse to accommodate that number of witnesses. The cost of sewage maintenance alone necessitates a delay for the trial.
What are you even talking about? Are you drunk?
They are just static.
If you can’t win, cause confusion.
Even worse, the witness stand can’t accommodate 150 witnesses at the same time!
/s
My goodness, does the amount of dumb things you say have no limit? 
If there is a limit, I haven’t found it yet. A judge ruled today that Cheesebro and Powell will be tried together. Explain that. Can the witness stand hold 2 chairs?
Uh… You do know that the people on trial don’t sit in the witness stand the whole time, right?
Oh Patricia, you’re just so random. I’m sure you were hilarious in middle school.
Is recess over. You’re hilarious now.
Lmfao how is everyone missing that this is a joke? Nice username btw.
Witnesses don’t have to attend all 4+months of the trial, only days they’re needed/scheduled to attend.
Woosh.
Maybe /s does need to be implemented here after all.