Are you still undecided about Election 2016? One decision has been made for you by state legislatures across the U.S., including Texas. If you are an employer in Texas, you must let your employees go to the polls to vote, often with pay during their absence from the workplace.
State law governing employee time off for voting across the U.S. falls into three camps – (1) job-protected time off is mandated; (2) time off is encouraged; or (3) there is no law. Within the mandated time off group, the fixed amount of time off ranges from two to four hours and a few states say a “reasonable” amount of time off must be provided. Many states require that employees give an employer advance notice of the desire to be absent for a part of the workday in order to vote. At least two states (CA and NY) require that employers display a State-provided notice of employees’ rights to take time off for voting, starting at least 10 days before election day. There are also a host of state laws providing time off (usually without pay) for the entire day and protection from retaliation to individuals who serve as precinct poll workers on election day.
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