Election Day is Here: Refresher from an Employment Lawyer
// Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse
Election Day is almost here, so Dallas employment law specialist Keith Clouse provides employers with a refresher on employee voting rights.
First, employees must be given paid time off to vote unless the polls will be open for two hours outside of the employee’s normal working hours. For example, if an employee works 8-4:30, she does not need to receive paid leave if she chooses to vote during those hours because the polls will be open for two hours after her scheduled shift ends. An employer may not refuse to allow an employee to be absent from work in order to vote or subject or threaten to subject an employee to a penalty for voting.
Second, an employer must not retaliate against an employee for voting for or against a particular candidate or measure or for refusing to reveal how she voted. Specifically, an employer may not subject or threaten to subject an employee to a loss or reduction in wages or other employment benefit because the employee exercised her voting rights. Doing so exposes the employer to criminal sanctions.
This article is presented by the Dallas employment attorneys at Clouse Dunn LLP. To speak to an employment lawyer about workplace employment issues or personnel concerns, send an email to debra@clousedunn.com or call (214) 239-2705.
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KEITH A. CLOUSE
Clouse Dunn LLP
214.220.2722 214.220.3833 ( fax) keith@clousedunn.com
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