District of Columbia Time Off to Vote – Mandatory Poster

Earlier this year, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the Leave to Vote Amendment Act of 2020. The law requires all employers to provide employees with at least two hours of paid leave to vote in person in any public election in the District. Employees who are ineligible to vote in the District are eligible to receive two hours of paid leave to vote in person in any election run by the jurisdiction in which the employee is eligible to vote.

Employers may require employees to request paid leave in advance. Employers may also specify the hours during which an employee may take paid leave, including voting at the beginning or end of the employee’s work shift. Employers are prohibited from interfering with, restraining, or denying any attempt an employee makes to take paid leave to vote under the law, or retaliating against an employee for taking paid leave to vote under the law.

Who must post? 
All District of Columbia employers must post and maintain the Time Off to Vote Notice in a conspicuous location. (D.C. Act 23-301, Sec. 7a(5))