Comments on: HR – Policies – VACATION?

By: rwa000

rwa000 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:03:59 +0000

Connecticut is not Massachusetts, vacation time in CT is a benefit or gift if you will, the employer can modify it,take it away at will, there is no law that says they can't, MA may be different but it doesn't matter as she works in CT, as far as a handbook there is a claus as there is in every handbook in the US, this can be changed at any time for any reason with or without notice, there is nothing to research because there is nothing she can do
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By: jobbend

jobbend — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:59 +0000

If the company has a policy that you can roll over 40hrs. of vacation time to the following year and make a change that eliminates this has eliminated something that is called "earned benefits". Earned benefits have a value that if a company decides to eliminate them, they may be required to pay the cash value of the benefit.

Below is taken right from http://www.mass.gov website. Even though this says "at the time of termination", your situation is similar and would most likely be handled by the same agency. In order to understand what you are entitled to, you should really call the Attorney General as stated below:

This type of thing is usually a matter of wage/hour law and/or collective bargaining agreements. Generally, an employer must pay an employee for any earned vacation time or other earned benefits due them, at the time of termination. Questions about vacation pay owed to an employee should be addressed to the Attorney General, Office of Fair Labor and Business Practices, 617-727-3465.
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By: Uncle Pennybags

Uncle Pennybags — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:41:59 +0000

It sounds like BS to me. That policy should have been announced last year, with enough time to give employees to act appropriately. They should complain mightily.
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