Paid Time Off (PTO), Voting Rights

Time to Vote – Reminders for Employers

Weintraub Tobin on 11/7/2022

Election day is here! On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, employees across the nation will report to their local polling places to cast their votes. So, what are California employers required to do?...more

New York State Again Revises Paid Election Leave Law

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/27/2020

As we previously reported, last year, New York State expanded its election leave law to allow employees more paid time off if needed in order to vote on Election Day (increasing the paid time off from two to three hours). ...more

New York Shortens Paid Time Off For Voting

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/23/2020

Before 2019, the New York State Election Law required employers to give employees two hours of paid time off to vote, but only if the employees did not have at least four consecutive hours off work while the polls were open....more

Voting Pays: New York Employees Now Eligible for Paid Voting Leave

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 4/30/2019

Effective immediately, the New York Election Law has been amended to provide employees in New York with up to three hours of paid time off to vote in any election....more

Amendment to State Election Law Grants Employees Paid Time Off to Vote in Most Elections

Harris Beach PLLC on 4/29/2019

Earlier this month, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an amendment to New York State Election Law that will grant registered voters up to three hours of paid time off to vote in public elections. The State Legislature passed...more

Should You Allow Your Employees Time Off to Vote? Three Considerations for Connecticut Employers

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 10/28/2016

Election Day is now less than two weeks away. While many states require employers to provide their employees with time off to vote, Connecticut is not one of them. Employers in the state should, however, keep the following...more