Election Day is approaching quickly and it’s crucial to understand your responsibilities regarding employee voting leave. Did you know not all states are mandated to provide paid time off to vote? Fisher Phillips has some practical resources to keep your business in compliance with your state’s voting laws for those employees that wish to vote.
Key Questions to Ask
As you review and possibly update your voting leave policies this month, consider these key questions:
- Does your state require you to grant voting leave to employees? If so, what are the specifics?
- Are you obligated to pay employees for time taken to vote during work hours?
- Can you establish specific hours or time limits for employees to take this leave?
- Can you ask employees to give advance notice if they plan to take voting leave?
- Are you required to inform employees of their right to take voting leave?
- Do any local laws affect your voting leave policy?
- Would you like to offer more flexibility than what state and local laws mandate?
State Resources
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
No Voting Leave Law: Connecticut suanset its voting leave law effective July 1, 2024. You may offer such leave to employees but are no longer required to do so.
Delaware
No Voting Leave Law: Delaware’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
District of Columbia
Florida
No Voting Leave Law: Florida’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Georgia
Hawaii
No Voting Leave Law: Hawaii’s voting laws no longer provide for time off from work since employees have the option to vote by mail.
Idaho
No Voting Leave Law: Idaho’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Illinois
Indiana
No Voting Leave Law: Indiana’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
No Voting Leave Law: Louisiana’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Maine
No Voting Leave Law: Maine’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
No Voting Leave Law: Michigan’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Minnesota
Mississippi
No Voting Leave Law: Mississippi’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Missouri
Montana
No Voting Leave Law: Montana’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
No Voting Leave Law: New Hampshire doesn’t have a voting law that applies to private employment.
New Jersey
No Voting Leave Law: New Jersey’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
No Voting Leave Law: North Carolina doesn’t have a voting law that applies to private employment.
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
No Voting Leave Law: Oregon’s voting laws do not provide for time off from work since employees vote entirely by mail.
Pennsylvania
No Voting Leave Law: Pennsylvania’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Rhode Island
No Voting Leave Law: Rhode Island’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
South Carolina
No Voting Leave Law: South Carolina’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
No Voting Leave Law: Vermont’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Virginia
No Voting Leave Law: Virginia’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work.
Washington
No Voting Leave Law: Washington’s voting laws don’t provide for time off from work because the state has a vote-by-mail system.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
