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Under what conditions must an employer give an employee time off to vote?
If the employee works 8:00 am to 5:00pm, doesn't he have plenty of time to vote on his own time?
Jim Smith
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time off for voting
posted at 6/20/1999 6:35 AM EDT
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Other than by employment contract, or a generous company policy, there is no Federal mandate to give time off for voting. You can check with your Department of Labor to see if your State has a regulation governing it.
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time off for voting
posted at 6/20/1999 5:56 PM EDT
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I agree with Jim. There is no federal law dealing with voting time, but there are laws in many (most?) states addressing the issue. In New York, for example, an employer must give an employee up to two hours leave with pay to vote if the employee could not otherwise vote because of a conflict between the employee's work hours and the polling hours. (If an employee's shift starts four or more hours after the opening of the polls or ends four or more hours before the polls close, the employee is presumed to have sufficient time outside of work to vote.) Under New York law, an employee must give two days advance notice of the need for time off.
Each state's law is different, so consult with your local department or commission of labor. |
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