Birkenstock Joins Movement Giving Employees Paid Holiday to Vote
- Hundreds of companies are committed to workplace measures
- Corporate America is taking on the nation’s low voter turnout
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Sandal-maker Birkenstock said it would give its U.S. employees a paid holiday for the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election, joining a movement aimed at encouraging workers to show up at the polls.
The company made the announcement on a conference call Wednesday with one of its high-profile customers, Bob Weir, a founding member of the band, The Grateful Dead. Weir is also on the board of headcount.org which registers people to vote at rock concerts.