Governor Ned Lamont signed into law within the state’s budget a requirement for employers to provide up to two hours of unpaid time off during an employee’s regularly scheduled work day for employees to vote during a state election, or if the employee is an elector during any special election for U.S. senator, representative in Congress, state senator, or state representative. In order to exercise this unpaid leave, the employee must request this leave from his employer no less than two (2) working days prior to the scheduled date of election. The law is effective now and will remain in place until June 30, 2024.
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