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S. 2863 · 97th Congress · enacted

A bill to amend title 28 to provide protection to all jurors in Federal cases to clarify the compensation of attorneys for jurors in protecting their employment rights, and authorizing the service of jury summonses by ordinary mail.

Became Public Law No: 97-463.

Latest official action 1983-01-12 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Authorizes a court to award a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs to a prevailing employee who sued his or her employer because of discrimination arising from jury service. Authorizes a court to award a prevailing employer in such a suit a reasonable attorney's fee only if the employee's suit is found to have been frivolous, or brought in bad faith. Authorizes the service of jury summonses by first-class mail. Provides workers' compensation coverage to a Federal employee while serving as a Federal juror.

Congressional Research Service · 1982-08-19

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PAC donors to the listed sponsors

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FASPAC FAREWAY STORES INC PAC$10,000

Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AXON ENTERPRISE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)$5,000
EBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE, (EBAY PAC)$5,000
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
WORKING FOR OHIO$5,000
CUNA MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/TRUSTAGE PAC$3,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)$2,500
DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)$2,500
RELX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE$1,000
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE$1,000
ALSTON & BIRD PAC$1,000
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. PAC (ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE PAC)$1,000
CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC)$1,000
HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC$1,000
NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC)$1,000
TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM)$1,000
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)$1,000
DEBT RELIEF PAC$0

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