Bozeman, Montana based West Paw joins nationwide movement giving workers paid time off to vote – The Time to Vote movement

West Paw specializes in making dog toys but recently joined a national nonpartisan movement of over 800 businesses to provide employees with paid time off to get out and vote.

Chief Executive Officer Spencer Williams said he realizes that low voter turnout is a significant issue in the United States today.

“Businesses can be such a force for positive change and I think as a business owner we really look for ways that we can help our employees be more engaged in civil service,” Williams said. “That might be their voting, it might be volunteering in the community and it’s a great opportunity to be able to share some paid time off for people to research the candidates and the issues and also have some paid time off to vote.”

West Paw said they will be sharing this initiative to outside companies in hopes of increasing involvement.

More information on the Time to Vote movement can be found here.