Jury System Improvements Act of 1978

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Jury Fee and Juror Employment Protection Act - Revises Federal juror fees and allowances to, among other changes, (1) increase per diem pay to $30; (2) provide additional per diem pay to grand jurors required to attend more than 45 days actual service and petit jurors required to attend more than 30 days actual service; (3) replace set statutory subsistence allowances with those to be promulgated by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; and (4) replace set statutory travel allowances with the maximum rate per mile which the Director has prescribed for supporting court personnel, additional allowances to be authorized for jurors taking public transportation. Requires private employers and their successors, unless changed circumstances make it unreasonable to do so, to restore a Federal juror to his previous position or a position of like seniority, status, and pay or, if the juror is unable to perform previous duties because of a disability sustained while on jury duty, to a position nearest approximating his previous job. Stipulates that jurors so restored to employment shall not lose any seniority or insurance or other benefits due to jury duty. De…