I have recently been informed my employer will not pay me for vacation time that i have accured. I can take time off but without pay. Business is slow and the owner has decided not to pay for vacations.
2006-07-12 08:33:59 · 14 answers · asked by JMR 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Contact your state's Labor Department.
2006-07-12 08:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by courage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The company MUST PAY OUT accrued vacation time up to the date of implementing its new policy. The company should have at least passed out a memorandum indicating the new policy changes and when they take affect. If you had accrued vacation time prior to the new policy change, the company SHOULD HAVE PAID OUT to everyone. Below is a link for Floridas labor departments. Report your employer to the Department of Labor and I'd start looking for a new job. Why work for a company that screws its employees over.
2006-07-12 08:43:43 · answer #2 · answered by whatzerface 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea. I know I'd be really disgusted. Do you have an employee handbook or any other work rules that cover vacation pay. I guess you could call your State's Department of Labor, or Wages and Hours, something like that to get a read. I doubt you have a union. And just how would you go about getting the money???????
2006-07-12 08:39:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well to answer your question, yes. Unless there is a union contract, things like vacation time are not binding agreements. The same goes for you if, say, you quit without notice. The company has no recourse against you because there is no contractual relationship. Things like overtime pay are enforced by Federal law, but not vacation or sick pay. This sounds pretty unusual though. I would expect them to give you some kind of notice that they were doing this.
2016-03-27 02:49:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is totally up to the owner and the policies put into place by the organization you work for. If the policies guarantee you to get vacation time, then you are completely entitled to it.
2006-07-12 08:42:37 · answer #5 · answered by Alias Anarchist 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any changes to policy (assuming it it written down in the first place) must be given to all concerned IN WRITING to be legally binding. Any other method is not enforceable and can result in a suit against the company...consult a lawyer,,,many will give consult for free...especially when there is a potential for large monetary gain...
2006-07-12 08:39:54 · answer #6 · answered by lifeinquestion 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You file with the dept of labor but it would probably do no good. Vacations are not a mandatory thing like lunch breaks.
2006-07-12 08:37:49 · answer #7 · answered by Fantasy Girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, some companies pay you for vacation and some don't..my company pays for my vacation but after 1 year.
2006-07-12 08:36:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course, you would have to quit and sue him for the vacation. That is the problem.
The State cannot enforce this for you.
It is a civil issue
2006-07-12 08:36:50 · answer #9 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, because Fla. has right to carry law.
2006-07-12 08:35:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋