Jury and Witness Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Rhode Island

The Company encourages all employees to fulfill their civic responsibilities and to respond to jury service summonses or subpoenas, attend court for prospective jury service, serve as a juror or give evidence or testify as a witness before a court or judicial, quasi-judicial, administrative or other entity with the authority to issue subpoenas. Under no circumstances will employees be terminated or lose a wage increase, promotion or any other benefit of employment because they take leave to serve on a jury or comply with a subpoena.