Category: Voting Leave

Election day is a couple weeks away -- November 3, 2020.  Now that I’ve told you something you already know, here is a reminder of Maryland law requiring employers to provide employees time off to vote.  Maryland employers must allow any employee who claims to be a Maryland registered voter up to two (2) hours of leave from work on election day so that the employee can cast a ballot if the employee does not have two (2) continuous off-duty...

In anticipation of tomorrow -- Election Day 2013 -- employers should be sure their policies and practices on permitting time off to vote are legally compliant.  Some states have no time-off requirements while others require time off to vote, with civil or criminal penalties for employers that fail to do so. State laws vary, as well, regarding the notice, if any, an employee is required to provide regarding his or her intent to take time off to...