Hundreds of US Companies to Give <br />Workers Time Off to Vote According to Pew Research Center, only 56 percent <br />of eligible voters participated in the 2016 contest. A conflicting working schedule is one <br />of the main reasons Americans <br />didn't go to the polls. Nonpartisan coalition Time to Vote <br />is now hoping to help increase <br />U.S. voter participation rates. 383 companies have joined the coalition <br />and are preparing their employees <br />for the 2020 election. Besides providing information <br />about mail-in voting, some are <br />giving workers paid time off. One of them is Levi Strauss & Co., <br />who will give paid time off to <br />corporate and retail workers. Election Day<br />is set for November 3. Outdoor retailer Patagonia <br />is doing the same. At Walmart, which has a workforce <br />of over 1.5 million, there will be <br />three hours of paid time off. Farmers Insurance workers will <br />get two hours of paid time off. CEO Jeff Dailey, <br />via statement
