Getting Paid to Vote

Can you get paid to vote? Election Day is upon us and employees across the country are asking whether they can get paid to vote. Essentially, can they take paid leave of a few hours to go to the polling location to cast their vote in a midterm election or presidential election. Well, it depends on the state where the employee works. In this episode we cover which states allow paid leave to vote, which states require unpaid leave to vote, and which states do not provide either way. Can employees leave work to vote? Answers to these questions and many more are in this week’s episode of Employment Law After Hours.

00:00 - Can you get paid to vote?
01:42 - State law example allowing for paid leave to vote
02:56 - States that require employees to receive unpaid leave to vote
03:16 - States with no voting leave requirements