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 take care of other voting-related activities. The employer gets to choose which two-hour window the employee takes off, but it cannot overlap with a lunch break or other existing break. Workers who use this time off cannot lose any benefits they have earned, and employers are not allowed to punish or discriminate against employees for using this leave or for reporting violations of the law. The bill also sets penalties for employers who break these rules.

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