Alexandra Del Rosario, Patrick Hipes Hollywood and media employees can look forward to a new holiday once November comes around.Election Day will become a fully-paid day off for some industry workers as companies plan to adopt the new policy.
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN is one of the first media companies encouraging employees to step away from work and exercise their right to vote on November 3.
Oprah announced the new employee holiday Tuesday on Instagram.“This will give my team the necessary time to put on their masks, get to the polls, cast their ballots, and volunteer,” Winfrey wrote in the caption. “Her announcement comes on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted women, the right to vote.
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