Can my boss ask personal questions?

The short answer to this is that yes, they can ask. Whether or not you choose to provide it is up to you. However, an employer can usually legally deny you a position if you refuse.

Do you have to give your employees vacation time?

• If there is an employment contract or a union agreement that specifies how employees may use their vacation days, the employer must comply with the contract’s terms. For example, if a contract gives employees the right to take vacation at will (or so long as enough notice is given to the employer), the employer must let them do that.

Can you legally refuse an employee’s vacation request?

Vacations can be causes of contention between employees, colleagues and their employers. Whilst all workers are entitled to a break, their requests can sometimes fall at a difficult and inconvenient time. But can you legally refuse an employee’s vacation request – and if so, when?

Do you have to pay for vacation time when you quit?

Vacation time is an optional benefit that is provided by employers to employees. Employees often earn vacation time through labor hours or years of service. No federal laws require employers to offer vacation pay when an employee quits.

When does an employer have to pay accrued vacation?

No federal laws require employers to offer vacation pay when an employee quits. Individual states can determine whether any accrued vacation time must be paid out when an employee leaves an employer. Employers typically have their own policies and contracts with employees regarding how to handle unused vacation time.

Do you have to pay for vacation time when you leave an employer?

Employees often earn vacation time through labor hours or years of service. No federal laws require employers to offer vacation pay when an employee quits. Individual states can determine whether any accrued vacation time must be paid out when an employee leaves an employer.

Can a company deny an employee a weeklong vacation?

Increasingly, companies are avoiding the complications of sick leave versus vacation time by simply offering PTO, which is accrued over time and is treated like vacation time under the law. It might be reasonable to deny an employee a weeklong vacation request after they have given their two weeks notice.

Is there a waiting period for vacation time for new employees?

And employers are free to limit how much vacation time employees may take at once. Employers may also impose a waiting period on using vacation time for new employees. Some employers, for instance, don’t allow employees to use any vacation during their first three to six months on the job.

Is it against the law to give vacation time?

While this may seem unfair or may be a poor management practice, it is not against the law in all states, since employers are not legally compelled to grant vacation time at all. See the next questions below for strategies which may help you without resorting to legal action.