Comments on: Can my employer cut my paid time off https://www.evilhrlady.org/2012/08/can-my-employer-cut-my-paid-time-off.html Everything to make HR better Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Anonymous https://www.evilhrlady.org/2012/08/can-my-employer-cut-my-paid-time-off.html#comment-203887 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:10:37 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2482#comment-203887 In reply to Evil HR Lady.

What if you signed a job acceptance letter stating x account of Vacation time, I also live in ma

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]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2012/08/can-my-employer-cut-my-paid-time-off.html#comment-40627 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:41:52 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2482#comment-40627 In reply to Erik Hammarlund.

They may not be able to take away hours earned, but they can certainly change what the vacation policy is, in every state.

Since the policy was based on hours and the previous boss was allowing extra hours, it would depend on how the policy was written, when the change was implemented and the whim of a particular judge.

It also depends on how vacation accrues.

If it was a change made at the beginning of a vacation accrual year, i doubt it would be considered illegal in any state, including CA, NY and MA.

]]> By: Erik Hammarlund https://www.evilhrlady.org/2012/08/can-my-employer-cut-my-paid-time-off.html#comment-40549 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:15:53 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2482#comment-40549 The legality depends on your state.

In some states–such as Massachusetts, where I practice–this would be illegal. In Massachusetts, earned vacation time is akin to wages, and an employer cannot unilaterally take it away without following certain processes.

You may want to contact an employment attorney before you talk to your employer. “That’s unfair” and “that’s illegal” are two very different conversations.

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