Remember to Let Your Employees Vote

by Joseph "Trey' L. Wood, III

With elections just around the corner, do not forget that your employees have a right to vote. The Texas Election Code provides that employees must be given time to vote without any penalty if polls are not open for 2 consecutive hours outside the employee's work day. Employers who refuse to allow employees to vote under such circumstances, or who even threaten an employee with any type of penalty for attending polls on election day to vote commit a Class C misdemeanor.