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Originally Posted by rjoefish
I'm confused here. What do you think breaking the law entails exactly? I would bet that our views on work aren't that different TBH.
As per the law you quoted, not allowing someone to go vote on Election Day is technically breaking the law. Referencing my earlier post, if the boss in Scenario A eventually prevents Employee A from voting just to be a douche, that is breaking the law AND something I consider to be a real problem. Whether, as an employee, it is in the best long term interest for your career to pursue action for that matter is obviously dependent on the situation.
If the boss in Scenario B tells the employee that he's very sorry, but he can't let him out of the office to go vote, then that is also technically illegal as per the law, but it is NOT something I consider to be actionable (personally). As the boss, IMO it's not your responsibility to accommodate your employees' poor planning.
Using the law to remedy Scenario A seems appropriate to me in a vacuum, in Scenario B you're really just shielding your own ineptitude with the law. I view those things very differently and expect a lot of professionals do too.