What New York employers need to know about paid time off for election day

The 2020 presidential election is expected to be a record day for voter turnout — and businesses should be prepared after rules around how much paid time off companies in New York must give employees to vote in elections changed this year. While the majority of workers should be able to vote early, by mail, or before or after their normal work hours, companies need to prepare for employees who will need to take time off to get to the polls A new law in 2019 gave workers up to three hours of…