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[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 33 points 9 months ago (2 children)

In most civilized countries, voting takes place on weekends and your employer is legally obligated to let you leave work to go vote

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Employees have to let you leave to vote.

They can also fire you the next day for a coincidentally unrelated reason, and unless you have 50k in lawyers retainers handy there’s not shit you can do about it

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's not true.

In most states, employers don't need any reason at all to fire you.

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

“At will” employment, woohoo!

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Depends on the state. In MN state law allows you take as much time as necessary to go vote with pay. I can't remember when this was passed but I'm going to "Thanks Walz" anyways.

[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If only there existed, like, a club for workers where everyone pays a membership fee to cover each other's legal costs and protect each other's rights. We could call it a "togetherness" or something like that

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago
[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

Some places give you a whole week to vote, and the polls are open 12 hours a day. So if you something happens and your plans are ruined, you have ample time to still make it to the polls.