Frolic Footwear, Inc. v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

Frolic Footwear, Inc., asks us to set aside a $100 fine for contempt of court.

At the trial of a civil case in the Craighead Circuit Court a juror asked to be excused because she would suffer a hardship if forced to accept a juror’s daily fee of $10 instead of her wages as an employee of the petitioner. Act 425 of 1983 provides in part: “No employer shall subject an employee to discharge, loss of sick leave, loss of vacation time, or any other form of penalty on account of his or her absence from employment be reason of jury duty.” Ark. Stat. Ann. § 39-103 (Supp.…