Time Off to Vote Act

This bill would require employers to give workers at least two consecutive hours of paid time off on federal election days so they can vote, return a mail-in ballot, or do other voting-related activities. The employer gets to choose which two-hour window the employee takes off, but it cannot overlap with a lunch or other break. The bill says employers cannot take away any benefits from workers who use this time off, and employers cannot punish or discriminate against workers for using the leave or for reporting violations of the law. Employers who break these rules would face penalties.

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