• Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world
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    13 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

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      13 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

      • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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        13 days ago

        That’s not true.

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

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        13 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.

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        10 days 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

    • DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca
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      13 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.