Quoting Mr. Knowitall Texas Labor Code, Sec. 52.051. Penalizing Employee for Compliance With Subpoena. Good catch. Every way I searched kept coming up with the jury duty law. I should have looked at the code index. My bad. Quoting Mr. Knowitall ... But your employer cannot lawfully discipline you for taking unpaid time off of work in order to comply with the subpoena. I don't think that not paying for time not worked (for an non-exempt employee) would be considered discipline or penalty.