All Questions and Answers about Vacation

OT and PTO / Vacation labor regulations
I currently work for an employee who has classified every employee as exempt. We are charged PTO / Vacation time in 1/2 day increments. As exempt employees we are not eligible for OT pay. Most of my c...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 13, 2006 1:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can I get my vacation pay?
I resigned from my position. I received final commissions, but no accrued vacation pay. I asked verbally to the owner 3 times and then in writing. I got a pesponse that said that vacation had to be us...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 29, 2006 6:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

employer avoiding paying my vac. pay..won't give me an answer
my employer is avoiding paying me one day of vacation pay that i took. my check was to have it included 2 paychecks ago. i have called the human resources hotline since our co. had relocated payroll d...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 11, 2006 9:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Can I be docked a vacation/ personal day?
I am an exempt employee not eligible for overtime, however the company has a policy that if we are more than 30 minutes late for whatever the reason, even if it is a first occurrence. You will be dock...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 4, 2006 9:55 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Fired while on vacation because someone wouldn't come in?
I am a computer programmer with a smallish company and have repeatedly had an issue that until now I have ignored other than to voice my concern to the owner who doesn't see a problem. I have been wit...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 15, 2006 5:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Must work day before & after holiday to get holiday pay
The company I work for gives us certain holidays off with pay. If we don't work the day before or the day after the holiday they won't pay for that holiday. Is this legal?
1 answer  |  asked Jul 3, 2006 04:55 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

PTO Payout Laws
Is it against PA law for an employer to only pay out 50% of my earned PTO time?
1 answer  |  asked Dec 13, 2005 5:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

maternity leave and vacation
Good Day, I am a citizen of US and work for a non-profit organization. I am 7.5 months pregnant and I was informed today that my last day of work will be december 2, 2005 and that my position is elimi...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 25, 2005 10:56 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Fired for not working mutiple weekends in a row.
Can a company fire an employee for not working on the weekend, if that employee is hourly and signed no contract stating that they would work weekends. Reason for not working the weekend was due to ex...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 7, 2005 4:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Company taking away earned vacation after employee has enjoyed this vacation time for many years
Is a company allowed to take vacation time away from an employee after the time has been earned and the employee has been using this time for many years? My dad has worked for a certain company since ...
3 answers  |  asked Jan 22, 2004 10:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

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