//With High-Stakes Election Imminent, Some Restaurants Are Giving Time Off for Voting

With High-Stakes Election Imminent, Some Restaurants Are Giving Time Off for Voting

Restaurant employees have a lot at risk this election season. Major issues like healthcare, the economy, immigration, minimum wage, the environment, and the national response to COVID-19, among many others, directly impact the restaurant industry. Recognizing this, some businesses all over the country — from the political center of D.C. to battleground states like Georgia — are finally giving workers time off to exercise their civic responsibilities.

Heading into November, with a number of challenges to casting a ballot —