Every person who serves as a juror in the New. Most employees in New York can take up to 12 weeks of partially paid leave.You could potentially fit more than one jury before your 'jury duty' is complete. For your time you will be paid a small stipend. Your job is legally protected while serving on jury duty, but your employer is not obligated to pay you for time missed. An employee is entitled to paid time off without charge to leave for service as a juror or witness. If you go to your state's website they will list out the pay structure. The court will let jurors know how long they might be expected to serve and what the trial or grand jury schedule will be. However, employers are not obligated to pay out unused sick leave upon termination of employment. No, you don't have to fill out the FMLA paperwork.