If an employee receives a jury duty notice at a critical time for your business, you can file an exemption by writing a letter to the court explaining the circumstances and honorably requesting that the employee be relieved of jury duties because it would place undue hardship on your business. The judge may excuse your employee from acting as a juror or defer that service; however, a request for excusal does not necessarily mean the court will grant the request, and you must not discharge or retaliate against an employee who chooses to perform jury service despite your objections.  

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