H.R. 4908 — Time Off to Vote Act

This section requires an employer with 25 or more employees to provide, upon an employee's request, at least 2 consecutive hours of paid leave—while polls or voting sites are open—on the day of any Federal election for the employee to vote, return a mail ballot in person, or perform other voting-related activities. The employer may designate the 2-hour period (excluding lunch or other breaks, though they may be taken consecutively), potentially during early voting; such leave does not result in loss of employment benefits. It prohibits employer interference with or retaliation for the exercise of these rights and authorizes the Secretary of Labor to investigate violations (using Family and Medical Leave Act authorities) and assess civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation, considering the employer's size, violation gravity, good faith, and violation history. Definitions incorporate the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) meaning of "employee" (i.e., generally any individual employed by an employer, with public-sector exceptions) and Family and Medical Leave Act meanings of "commerce" and "industry or activity affecting commerce"; the requirement does not supersede more generous state or local voting-leave laws and applies beginning with the first Federal election after enactment.