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Today is Election Day in the U.S. Are you required to give employees time off to vote? It depends on where you’re located. Some states require employers to allow employees to take up to three hours off, with pay in some places or without in others; some states have no mandatory time-off rules. Check FindLaw for the rules in your state.

Have you heard? The new 2015 edition of my tax books, J.K. Lasser’s Small Business Taxes 2015 and 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks, are available from Amazon now!

Today is Election Day in the U.S. Are you required to give employees time off to vote? It depends on where you’re located. Some states require employers to allow employees to take up to three hours off, with pay in some places or without in others; some states have no mandatory time-off rules. Check FindLaw for the rules in your state.

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