Paid time off: Employees are entitled to one hour of paid voting leave. Exception : The law does not apply to some federal workers or employees who have three or more hours available outside of ...

At a time when 80% of employed Americans work on weekdays, it can be hard for many to take off on a Tuesday to vote, prompting some states to adopt measures such as early voting and mail-in balloting.

Paid time off: Employees are entitled to one hour of paid voting leave. Exception : The law does not apply to some federal workers or employees who have three or more hours available outside of ...

Federal law does not mandate that US employers provide time off for their employees to vote. So, your right to access voting leave will depend on the state you live in and the company you work for.

There is currently no federal law requiring organizations to give their employees time off to vote during working hours. However, 28 states and the District of Columbia do have such laws.