Should Bosses Be Banned From After-Hour Employee Contact? [POLL]

NEW YORK — You've had a long day at work, and when you get home or even when you just close your computer at your home office, you just want to relax.

But then, you get a text message or an email from your boss who expects you to answer something or take care of a little business even though you are technically off the clock.

How you handle the situation in the United States is between you and your boss, but workers in Portugal don't have to put up with it.

The country recently banned employers with more than 10 workers from texting and emailing employees outside of work hours, the BBC reported, giving workers the "right to rest."

French workers have been able to ignore after-hours business emails since 2017.

The law in Portugal hopes to create a healthier work-life balance, particularly because of a surge in the number of people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, USA Today reported.

The parliament isn't just being magnanimous to its constituents. It's also hoping to make Portugal more appealing for people to come from other countries to work remotely.

For workers toiling outside of the office, the new law also says employers must supply workers with the appropriate tools for working remotely and reimburse them for additional expenses such as gas and electricity incurred while working from home, CNN reported.

So now it's your turn to weigh in on the issue. Vote in our unscientific poll and tell us what you think in the comments.