{"640449":{"#nid":"640449","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Flexible Options for Employees to Vote","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEarly voting is already in progress in Georgia and Election Day is just around the corner.\u0026nbsp;Although locations and hours\u0026nbsp;for voting may vary based on where you live, there is one thing\u0026nbsp;projected to be the same every where you go:\u0026nbsp;long wait times.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGood news.\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech has a policy for that.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBenefits-eligible employees may receive (2) hours of paid time off to vote. The two hours of paid time off to vote is only available to employees when the polls are not open two hours before an employee\u0026rsquo;s work shift begins or two hours after an employee\u0026rsquo;s work schedule ends.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf\u0026nbsp;an employee\u0026rsquo;s work schedule does not provide sufficient time to vote on national and statewide election days,\u0026nbsp;managers are encouraged to provide employees with a flexible work schedule to support voting participation. A flexible work schedule may include arriving earlier, leaving later, or a different lunch break than the employee\u0026#39;s regular schedule.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere is a reminder of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s policy regarding paid time off to vote:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeave of Absence Policy 2.11:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nVoting\u202fEmployees are encouraged to exercise their constitutional right to vote in all federal, state, and location elections. If election polls are not open at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after an employee\u0026rsquo;s normally scheduled work shift, sufficient leave time must be granted to permit the employee to vote. In this instance, an employee should be granted a two-hour block of time in which to vote, if needed.\u202fTime off under this provision is with pay\u0026nbsp;for benefit eligible employees.\u0026nbsp;\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EView the full policy here:\u202f\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/policylibrary.gatech.edu\/employment\/leave-absence?utm_source=Managers+%28Regularly+Updated%29\u0026amp;utm_campaign=c8dd01547c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_02_05_37\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_term=0_471ddc2d7b-c8dd01547c-\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epolicylibrary.gatech.edu\/employment\/leave-absence\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow\u0026nbsp;To\u0026nbsp;Request Leave\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRequest paid time off to vote the same way you request\u0026nbsp;vacation or sick leave -through\u0026nbsp;Employee Self-Service\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;OneUSG\u0026nbsp;Connect.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere is the job aid for submitting an absence request for a partial day.\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;Absence\u0026nbsp;Type\u0026nbsp;should be\u0026nbsp;Voting.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.service-now.com\/hr?id=kb_article_view\u0026amp;sysparm_article=KB0025910\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHow Do I Submit A Partial Absence Request?\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInformation on early, or advance voting can be found here:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/georgia.gov\/early-voting\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egeorgia.gov\/early-voting\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor questions, please reach out to your local Human Resources Business Partner or Representative.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe University System of Georgia (USG) and Georgia Tech leadership encourage all employees to exercise their civic responsibilities, including their right to vote in upcoming elections.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech policy provides two hours of paid leave for eligible staff who need more time to reach the polls."}],"uid":"35084","created_gmt":"2020-10-21 17:50:11","changed_gmt":"2020-10-21 21:54:18","author":"cgrant60","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"640440":{"id":"640440","type":"image","title":"Vote 2020","body":null,"created":"1603299622","gmt_created":"2020-10-21 17:00:22","changed":"1603299669","gmt_changed":"2020-10-21 17:01:09","alt":"","file":{"fid":"243431","name":"Vote2020.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Vote2020.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Vote2020.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1113024,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Vote2020.png?itok=XzDZRjW0"}}},"media_ids":["640440"],"groups":[{"id":"64303","name":"Human Resources"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2775","name":"human resources"},{"id":"3717","name":"voting"},{"id":"168315","name":"Leave"},{"id":"186073","name":"paid time"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}