Find a phone number for the clerk of courts in the area you lived in in CA. Call that number and explain your situation. My most recent experience with CA laws is that employers are to allow employees unpaid leave for jury duty.Summary: Federal law doesn't require employers to provide employees leave, compensation, or benefits for jury dutyrelated absences. You must respond to a jury summons even if you feel you are not qualified or need an exemption. California employers aren't required to pay employees for lost wages due to jury duty; however, employees can use paid time off. Jurors are paid a fee for each day they sit on a trial. This guidebook provides guidance to those who are participating in a criminal law jury trial in BC Supreme Court. Does my employer have to pay me while I serve on jury duty? Complete and return the juror questionnaire. Be sure to indicate that you are not a citizen of the United States.