November 6 – Election Day – Time Off for Voting

Just a reminder that the General Election is Tuesday, November 6.  As an employer, you are required to give employees who do not have sufficient time outside of work time off to vote.  Here is the requirement according to the California Secretary of State website.

Employees are eligible for paid time off for the purpose of voting only if they do not have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote. The intent of the law is to provide an opportunity to vote to workers who would not be able to do so because of their jobs.

Voting hours are from 7am to 8pm.

Employees can be given as much time as they need in order to vote, but only a maximum of two hours is paid. Employers may require employees to give advance notice that they will need additional time off for voting. Employers may require time off to be taken only at the beginning or end of the employee’s shift.