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JDN on a pay stub: Jury-duty leave for nonexempt employees

JDN may identify jury-duty leave for nonexempt staff. Pay depends on the applicable rules; the suffix does not itself supply a rate or number of paid days.

Last updated September 13, 2026

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JDN may identify jury-duty leave for nonexempt staff. Pay depends on the applicable rules; the suffix does not itself supply a rate or number of paid days.

Employer-specific label: this is a possible interpretation. Confirm the full meaning in the codebook for the employer that issued your statement.

How to read this entry

Use the possible interpretation Jury-duty leave for nonexempt employees alongside the column heading. An earnings amount, an employee deduction and an employer-cost memo can have different effects even when their labels look similar.

Example on a pay statement

A statement may record 12 jury hours but pay only the hours covered by the employer’s policy. Investigate the difference with the policy in hand.

Examples illustrate the checking method. They are not a personal tax calculation or a promise of a particular benefit.

What to check with payroll

Confirm covered dates, scheduled hours and whether court fees affect the employer payment.

Compare related entries

Read the leave, vacation, sick pay and severance codes guide to compare the entries in this part of your statement. Use the full pay stub code directory when a second abbreviation is unfamiliar.

Reference and scope

Official guidance on leave, vacation, sick pay and severance codes provides background on the underlying rules. It does not validate an individual employer’s internal abbreviation.