{"id":35399,"date":"2020-10-15T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=35399"},"modified":"2020-10-16T11:46:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:46:51","slug":"business-report-taking-time-off-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2020\/10\/business-report-taking-time-off-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Report: Taking Time Off To Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35184\" style=\"width: 197px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/08\/marco-column-c-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/08\/marco-column-c-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/08\/marco-column-c.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Marco, president of Saratoga Human Resources Solutions Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By James Marco<br \/>\nThis year\u2019s national election will be held on Nov. 3.\u00a0 New York state requires that registered voters have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote.<br \/>\nThe state defines \u201csufficient time\u201d as four hours between the opening of the polls and the start of work, or, four hours after the end of work and the closing of polls.\u00a0 If an employee does not have \u201csufficient time\u201d to vote, then they may, under circumstances we will outline in a moment, take time off from work to vote, with no loss of pay for up to two hours.<br \/>\nEmployers, you have the right to set your policy, determine whether time off can be taken at the beginning or end of the shift, and communicate that policy to your staff.\u00a0 Early notice to your employees will help avert potential staffing and coverage problems.<br \/>\nFirst, make sure your employees are registered voters.\u00a0 They can print out this information at the following website: https:\/\/voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.\u00a0 Have them provide this to you if they are requesting time off to vote.<br \/>\nSecond, find out when the local polls are open.<!--more-->\u00a0 If polls open at 7 a.m. and your employee is due to work at 11 a.m., then that employee has \u201csufficient time\u201d to vote.\u00a0Likewise, if the workday ends at 5 p.m. and the polls close at 9 p.m., that employee has \u201csufficient time\u201d to vote.<br \/>\nIf your employee does not have four hours either at the beginning or end of the work day to vote, they may request time off, only the amount necessary to provide four hours to vote,\u00a0 and be reimbursed for up to two hours of pay for time missed.\u00a0 As an example, the workday ends at 5:30 p.m., polls close at 9 p.m.\u00a0The employee may request to leave at 5 p.m. and receive 30 minutes of pay.\u00a0 If an employee wants more time than required, have them take the time out of a paid time off bank such as personal or vacation time according to your policy.<br \/>\nEmployees are required to notify their employers of the need for time to vote.\u00a0 Employers must be notified \u201cnot more than 10 nor less than two working days\u00a0before the day of the election that he or she requires time off to vote.<br \/>\nEmployers, take this opportunity to communicate with your employees.\u00a0If you have staffing schedules that are posted before this 10-day window, ask your staff if they anticipate needing this time so you can plan accordingly.<br \/>\nEmployers, you have to post this notice: (www.saratogahr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/TimeOffToVoteNotice.pdf) not less than 10 working days before every election.<br \/>\nThis year, that date is Oct. 20. You may also want to make this a permanent part of your employee handbook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Marco This year\u2019s national election will be held on Nov. 3.\u00a0 New York state requires that registered voters have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote. 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