Are employers required to give you time off to vote?
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The following states have laws giving employees the right to take time off from work to vote. Many states require employees to give employers notice about taking leave before Election Day and some states require employees to provide employers with proof of voting. In addition, while employers cannot prevent employees from voting, most states give employers the right to specify the time during the day that leave can be taken. \n\nNOTE: This information is for background purposes only. Readers should seek legal advice before taking any specific action. \n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAlaska\nArizona\nArkansas\nCalifornia\nColorado\nGeorgia\nHawaii\nIllinois\nIowa\nKansas  Kentucky\nMaryland\nMassachusetts\nMinnesota\nMissouri\nNebraska\nNevada\nNew Mexico\nNew York\nNorth Dakota  Ohio\nOklahoma\nSouth Dakota\nTennessee\nTexas\nUtah\nWashington\nWest Virginia\nWisconsin\nWyoming  \n\nRead more about it here.
614768
You are most likely NOT obligated to say anything to your employer, other than MEDICAL LEAVE.  Hopefully you have a lot of time banked up!
740838
That's correct.  Many states have "motor-voter" laws, which allow voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles, also.\n\nHaving said that, if you intend to vote tomorrow, you'd better call first.  Most states require a 30-day window between registration and voting, so it is more than likely that you're too late.  Do call, though, as there are a few states that do allow same-day registration with photo ID and proof of current address (something like a current power bill or cable bill, not a driver's license that is still valid, even after you've moved 14 times in the past two years).
776202
I don't think so.  If people don't want to vote, why make them?  Will it mean anything if they just pick random people because they don't want to be there?
80450
If he is over 18, apparently they do not have to allow any breaks.  \n\nFrom Wisconsin - employment - labor law as stated on http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/er/labor_standards_bureau/breaks_and_meals.htm\n\n"Wisconsin law does not require that employers provide brief rest periods, coffee breaks or meal periods for adult employees, although the Department recommends, in Chapter DWD 274.02(2) of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, that employers do so."\n\n"Employers are encouraged, but not required, to provide breaks of at least 30 minutes in duration at times reasonably close to the usual meal period.  Such matters are to be determined directly between the employer and the employee."\n\n"Employers must pay employees for "on duty" meal periods. An "on duty" meal period is one where the worker is not provided at least 30 consecutive minutes free from work, or where the worker is not free to leave the employer’s premises. Employers may not deduct from a worker's wages for any time off of less than 30 consecutive minutes."
879318
False. You have to be a citizen, 18 years or older, with no felonies on your record, and be registered with the local precinct where you intend to vote 30 days before the voting takes place.
1090787
I can't tell if you are in the UK, scotland, NZ, Australia or Canada because of your use of British English.  But the answer would probably be the same.  You, or your boyfriend can call the nearest government office and ask the same question.  \n\nAlso,  how have other staff member's holidays been handled?  Are they required to do the same? Surely the law in your country would require that the policy for one would be the same for others.  Does he have the time coming to him; has he accrued enough vacation time?  Sometimes sthe policy requires you to work a certain number of months before you can go on a vacation.  Also, if it is the busy time of the year for the place he works, the establishment may have a policy that says something like that.  THere should be a written policy, and your bf should ask to see it.  THen, he should check with the department of labor or his union.  But, he may not want to make a fuss at his job unless he is really good and they would be wont to lose him.  Employers tend to remember when an employee turns them in.
391851
there are no laws... but in the employer's policies there might be something about being sent home early.  Like where I work, we do not have to go unless we want to and they can not work us less than 4 hours unless we want to work less.
1119807
it's a special holiday and it depends on your company if they will declare no work (if you're working in a private one, otherwise you don't have to report for work).
940412
this depends on your township, mine does not require it if we have voted in the past, i just need to sign in and my signiture is compared to the one that they have in their books (but I am registered.)  I am sure there are some not so small town voting polls that do require registration cards from everyone, and if you are not sure, I would advise that you bring your's.  This is an important election, I am sure you don't want to be turned away.
239029
Yes, though this law usually varies from state to state.  The employer must keep records of the time you work to prove that you aren't due overtime pay -- unless you are exempt from overtime, in which case they don't need time cards for you but should keep them anyway.
903113
Hope this helps\n\nALASKA\n\n·  Time: Employees who do not have sufficient non-work time to vote (i.e., do not have at least two hours available either before or after work during which the polls are open) may take off time sufficient to enable them to vote.  \n\n·  Pay: Time off must be with pay.\n\n·  Penalty: Not Specified\n\nARIZONA\n\n·  Time: Employees must be given up to three consecutive hours if they do not have at least three consecutive hours of non-working time at the beginning or end of the work day while the polls are open.  Employees must submit a request to be eligible for time off prior to election day. The employer may specify the hours to be used, although those hours must be consecutive.\n\n·  Pay: Employers are required to pay normal wages for any time taken.\n\n·  Penalty: An employer who does not comply with Arizona law is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor and may be fined up to $750.\n\nARKANSAS\n\n·  Time: The employer must schedule work hours so that each employee can vote.  \n\n·  Pay: Not Specified \n\n·  Penalty: An employer that does not comply with Arkansas law is subject to a fine of between $25.00 and $250.00.\n\nCALIFORNIA\n\n·  Time: Employees must be given sufficient time off to enable them to vote at either the beginning or end of the shift, unless otherwise agreed upon by the employer and employee.  Employees must make an application for time off at least two work days before the election if they know or should have known that extra time would be needed.  Employers must post a conspicuous notice of any statewide election, along with a list of employee's rights and duties, at least ten days before the election.  \n\n·  Pay: Employers are required to pay employees normal wages for the time off for up to two hours.\n\n·  Penalty: An employer who does not comply with California law may be fined an amount not exceeding $1,000 or face imprisonment for sixteen months or two to three years.\n\nCOLORADO\n\n·  Time: Employees must be allowed to be absent from work for up to two hours in order to vote unless the employee has three or more consecutive non-working hours during the polling period.  To be eligible for the time off an employee must make an application prior to the day of the election.  Employers may specify the hours for the absence.  At employee request, such hours must be either at the beginning or end of the shift.\n\n·  Pay: The employer must pay absent employees their normal wages for the two hours.  \n\n·  Penalty: Failure to comply with Colorado law may subject employers to fines up to $1,000 and/or jail for up to one year.  Any corporation that fails to comply may also forfeit its charter and right to do business in Colorado.\n\nGEORGIA\n\n·  Time: Employees must be allowed to take off up to two hours unless the employee has two hours of free (non-work) time while the polls are open.  To be eligible, the employee must give the employer reasonable notice of his/her need for the time off.  The employer may specify which hours the employee may be absent.\n\n·  Pay: Not Specified\n\n·  Penalty: Not Specified\n\nHAWAII\n\n·  Time: Employees must be allowed up to two consecutive hour's absence (not including lunch or rest periods) unless the employee has two consecutive non-working hours while the polls are open. Additionally, employees must be able to prove, via a voter's receipt that the time taken was actually used for voting. \n\n·  Pay: Employers must pay the employees normal wages for the period of absence, and they may not reschedule the employee's work time to bring it within the two-hour "free time" exception.  If the employee does not use the time granted to vote, the employer may make the appropriate deductions from the employee's salary or wages.  \n\n·  Penalty: Failure to comply with Hawaii law may subject employers to a fine of between $50 and $300.\n\nILLINOIS\n\n·  Time: Employees are allowed up to two hours off in order
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Around here you can. You just have to have 24 hour notice of overtime. \n\nBut yea you can. If you are working for a company that says that much time is mandatory then just go find another job. \nIt will be alot easier than "Beating the Man"
454124
Not in the United States.  These laws are geared toward maternity, illness in the family, etc.  If you want to start a business and wanted time off of a job where you worked for me, I would tell you to make a choice.....either you work for me or you want to be self-employed.  If you are working to get to the latter, then realistically, do this nights and weekends and build up your business to a point where you can afford to quit your day job.
969407
The hours of the polling place depend on where you're voting. Some states have extended voting hours today due to computer/ballot gliches. Find out your polling station by going to www.vote411.org and contact them for their hours. Next year you may want to show up when they open or vote absentee.
693859
No, an employer can not force you to do anything.  He can, however, schedule you to work a holiday at the rate of pay you agreed upon when you took the job.  If you choose not to come in or find someone to cover your shift if that is allowable, then he has the right to terminate your employment for failing to come to work.  I am assuming that this is a non union job and that you do not have a contract that outlines what holidays you do and do not work and if there is any bonus for working them.
753298
TODAY we are having an ELECTION...provided you are a REGISTERED VOTER, you go to the POLLING LOCATION in your VOTING DISTRICT and SIGN IN...then, you FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS given by ELECTION WORKERS who will tell you how to CAST YOUR VOTE for the CANDIDATE(S) and/or REFERENDUM QUESTIONS on the BALLOT...then you LEAVE and LIE YOUR A55 OFF to the EXIT POLLERS...any more QUESTIONS?