State by State: Are employers required to give time off to vote?

Posted: 10/30/2012 | Views: 134

There are 13,000 different voter districts in the United States and each one has its own rules and regulations. As HR administrators and employers, the important thing to know is whether or not your state requires employers give their employees time off for voting. Most do, and even some with pay.

Here’s the state-by-state list of employers who are mandated to give their employees time off to vote, re-posted as it appears on the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) website: