TIME OFF TO VOTE IN NEW YORK – THE LAW

Employers, this is an important time of the year – no, it's not bonus time!  It’s election time!  Your employees will likely request some time off to vote.  Here’s what you need to know in New York State:

 

Employers are required to give up to two hours of paid leave to vote to employees who do not have four consecutive non-working hours between the polls opening and closing, and who do not have "sufficient" non-working time to vote.  Employees must request the leave between two and ten days before the election day.  The employer may decide whether the leave is to be taken at the beginning or end of an employee's shift, unless otherwise mutually agreed.  

Employers must conspicuously post this rule in the workplace ten days prior to the election.  Read the law and get the notice here: Consol.Laws of N.Y. § 3-110

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