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Ohio bill would bar employer discipline for poll-worker training and service
Summary
House Bill 180 would prohibit employers from disciplining employees for attending poll-worker training or serving as election officials and would bar requiring use of annual leave for those duties when an employee provides reasonable notice.
House Bill 180 would prohibit employers from taking disciplinary action against employees who attend training or serve as election officials and would bar employers from requiring use of annual vacation or sick leave to perform those duties if employees provide reasonable notice, sponsors told the House Commerce and Labor Committee.
Sponsor testimony said the bill aims to address a growing shortage of poll workers across Ohio and to encourage younger Ohioans to serve. "This bill will do just that," one sponsor said, arguing the measure will “protect working Ohioans' rights to be civically engaged.”
The sponsors cited national and…
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