Serving on a jury is an important civic duty. Find out who is eligible for jury duty, how to respond to your summons, and what to expect when you serve.In Massachusetts, employers must pay employees at the regular rate for the first three days of jury duty. The information on this page is about juries in Michigan's state courts. However, you may also be called to serve on a federal jury. It's not usually the full amount you would be paid if you had worked. No. Because juries shouldn't be made up of people who enjoy passing judgement on others. Such a system would quickly devolve into a long series of hung juries. Private employers full pay for fulltime employees for the first 3 days. Federal law requires that you complete a Juror Qualification Questionnaire within TEN DAYS of receiving this summons.