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Maynard Nexsen

Know Your State’s Voting Leave Laws

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2024 is an election year, which brings with it challenges in the workplace and legal considerations for employers. As the year progresses, employers should be mindful of state laws concerning voting leave for employees,...more

Troutman Pepper

Employer Voting Leave Obligations

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Q: What should my company know about employers’ voting leave obligations?...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Election Season and the Workplace, Part 2: Political Leave Laws

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With Election Day just around the corner, we are highlighting some of the issues facing employers in a series of posts on election-related issues. In our first installment, we looked at employee protections around political...more

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New York State Election Law Reverts Back to Two Hour Paid Time Off Requirement

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  Last year, as part of the New York State FY 2020 Budget, Section 3-110 of the New York State Election Law was amended to increase the amount of paid time off that employees could take to vote in any...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employers Must Allow Employees to Vote

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With presidential primaries under way and New York’s own primary vote scheduled for April 28, employers should be cognizant of last year’s amendments to New York’s Election Law, which increased the paid time off that...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Voting and Other Political Activities: Is Your Workplace Ready for Election Day?

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Another Election Day is just around the corner. And with nearly every state having at least one law addressing voting leave and/or other political-related activities, it can be easy to get tripped up in the details. In...more

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Canada’s Federal Election: What Employers Need to Know About Employee Time Off to Vote

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Canadians are headed to the polls for a general election on October 21, 2019. As is the case with provincial elections, employers have certain obligations to permit employees who are qualified electors (Canadian citizens over...more

Stokes Wagner

New York State Election Leave Amendments

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Last month New York Governor Cuomo approved amendments to the state’s election laws that provide employees with up to three hours of paid leave on election days. In order to qualify, employees must be registered to vote and...more

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

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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

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Election Day: What Employers Should Know About Employee Voting Rights Laws

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As Tuesday, November 8, 2016, approaches, employers should ensure compliance with voting rights laws in the states where they operate. There is no federal law that requires employers to give workers time off to vote, but...more

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