Hundreds of US Companies to Give
Workers Time Off to Vote According to Pew Research Center, only 56 percent
of eligible voters participated in the 2016 contest. A conflicting working schedule is one
of the main reasons Americans
didn't go to the polls. Nonpartisan coalition Time to Vote
is now hoping to help increase
U.S. voter participation rates. 383 companies have joined the coalition
and are preparing their employees
for the 2020 election. Besides providing information
about mail-in voting, some are
giving workers paid time off. One of them is Levi Strauss & Co.,
who will give paid time off to
corporate and retail workers. Election Day
is set for November 3. Outdoor retailer Patagonia
is doing the same. At Walmart, which has a workforce
of over 1.5 million, there will be
three hours of paid time off. Farmers Insurance workers will
get two hours of paid time off. CEO Jeff Dailey,
via statement
