Employees time off to vote rules

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   Acccording to NFIB,  Ohio has this policy regarding time off to vote: 

Ohio—§ 3599.06—Employee allowed “reasonable amount of time” to vote.

In many states, the following rules generally apply:

If polls are open two or three hours before or after employees’ normal work hours, the employer is not obligated to provide time off to vote. 
Employers may require that employees provide written requests for time off to vote. 
Employers may designate when time off will be permitted for employees to vote. 
Employers may not include lunch periods as part of the voting time off permitted. 
Employees may be required to provide proof they voted to receive paid leave. 
Employees may not be disciplined or retaliated against for taking time off to vote.

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John Beagle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MUSA Official Joined: Apr 23 2007 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1855	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Beagle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Employees time off to vote rules Posted: Oct 24 2008 at 10:31am
	Acccording to NFIB, Ohio has this policy regarding time off to vote: Ohio—§ 3599.06—Employee allowed “reasonable amount of time” to vote. In many states, the following rules generally apply: If polls are open two or three hours before or after employees’ normal work hours, the employer is not obligated to provide time off to vote. Employers may require that employees provide written requests for time off to vote. Employers may designate when time off will be permitted for employees to vote. Employers may not include lunch periods as part of the voting time off permitted. Employees may be required to provide proof they voted to receive paid leave. Employees may not be disciplined or retaliated against for taking time off to vote.
	John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio.