Woman Allegedly Fired For Reporting To Jury Duty

A supervisor at a Florida Real Estate company who fired an employee on jury duty may have to face a jury herself. As in most states, terminating someone for reporting to jury duty is illegal in Florida. Now the former employee of Island Title 5 Star Agencyis suing in excess of $15,000. Her supervisor at the real estate company contends, however, that she fired her subordinate for legitimate reasons.