Can an employer in California force me to use vacation time so that my accrual can comply with a new PTO cap?
Potters Bar My employer has changed the cap on PTO as of this year and is asking me to take vacation time because I have far more hours accrued than the new cap allows. Is this legal? Is there such a thing as a "Grandfather" clause in this instance? Is it mandatory (legally speaking) for me to use vacation time to comply with the new policy?
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3 Responses
JW
08 Feb 2010
Caoedhen
08 Feb 2010
Yup, he can do that.
Many places have a "use it or lose it" vacation policy. Others just shut the whole operation down for a week at Christmas, and you get that week off too. And then there are places that don’t have vacation anyway.
At least they are trying to get you to use it instead of just taking it away from you.
cookinkvn
08 Feb 2010
Many companies have a cap on how many vacation hours that employees may accrue. It sounds like your employer has lowered the cap which puts you over the maximum that you can accrue. If you don’t use some of your accrued vacation time, them you will not accrue any more hours until your accrual drops below the cap. You will, in effect, lose out on vacation hours that you would have otherwise accrued. I’ve never heard of a Grandfather clause in this context. Enjoy your time off.
I don’t know.