01 Nov From the HR Support Center: Do We Have to Allow Employees to Take Time Off to Vote?
We have had a few employees ask if they can take time off to vote. Do we need to allow that?
Yes, you may need to allow employees time off to vote, and you may even need to pay them for it.
The specifics will depend on state law. Most states do require some kind of time off. Two hours is the most common allowance, and generally the employer can require that the employee take it at the beginning or end of their work day. The amount of time employees must be allowed often depends on how much time they have before or after their shift while the polls are open.
To learn about the law in the state or states where you operate, check out the Jury, Witness, and Voting Leave pages in the State Laws section of the HR Support Center
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