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[-] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago

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 4 days ago

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

[-] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

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 1 day ago
[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

That's not true.

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

[-] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago

“At will” employment, woohoo!

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days 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.

[-] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days 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.

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