Sep 4, 2024 - News
No paid voting leave
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With just over 60 days left until Election Day, voters will soon be making plans to vote — but some face a barrier to casting a ballot: work.
Why it matters: No federal law mandates that employers give employees time off to vote, leaving the issue of paid — or any — voting leave up to states or individual companies.
- Fewer than half of U.S. states require employers to provide paid time off to vote.
- Michigan is among the states without a voting leave law.
Yes, but: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and a statewide business group announced in May that one of their goals was giving employees time off to vote, Fox 2 Detroit reported.