It isn't just in Florida that a federal judge has appointed legal counsel to represent an individual who claims to have been fired last month due to reporting as required for jury duty. After finding a reasonable basis for a claim by a suburban Chicago man that he was let go by electronics and appliance store hhgregg because he had been selected for a jury trial that might last two months, Chief Judge James Holderman of the Northern District of Illinois gave the green light to a suit by sales associate James Henders, reports the Daily Herald. Although the employer…
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