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re: Am I owed this paycheck? UPDATE PG4: OH LAWD, ITS STILL COMING

Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:12 am to
Posted by WDE24
Member since Oct 2010
54132 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:12 am to
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They have to pay you out your vacation.
Not in Alabama I don’t think unless there is a company policy or contract that says they do.
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22290 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:15 am to
quote:

I assumed I would get it paid out. It wasn't until my last Monday that corporate told me they don't do that. As to why I didn't walk out then....good question.

You assumed you would be paid out?
Posted by CptRusty
Basket of Deplorables
Member since Aug 2011
11740 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:29 am to
My understanding is that accrued vacation is compensation just like your salary, and this would be enforceable under federal regulations.

I could be mistaken.
Posted by WDE24
Member since Oct 2010
54132 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:31 am to
quote:

My understanding is that accrued vacation is compensation just like your salary, and this would be enforceable under federal regulations.

I’m no expert on the matter, but I don’t think this is accurate.
Posted by jpcajun
Member since Nov 2010
1204 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:33 am to
I'd keep it since it probably isn't much being that you are a Bama fan. Surely you can't be intelligent enough to have a good job.
Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
23380 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:38 am to
If you are in Louisiana, not paying out vacation pay can be a problem for an employer.
Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
23380 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:39 am to
quote:

My understanding is that accrued vacation is compensation just like your salary, and this would be enforceable under federal regulations.

I could be mistaken.




You are mistaken. There is no federal "vacation" law that applies to private employers.
Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
23380 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:43 am to
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Not in Alabama I don’t think unless there is a company policy or contract that says they do.


This is a correct statement.

The Court of Appeals in Alabama has ruled that offered vacation time is a form of compensation for services and that once the services are rendered, the right to the promised compensation is vested just as are wages or other forms of compensation.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:44 am to
quote:

My understanding is that accrued vacation is compensation just like your salary, and this would be enforceable under federal regulations.



It can be set out in your employment contract whether accrued vacation is payable upon separation. Generally, if there is no official policy and time is accrued its going to be required to be paid out. So, unless there is specific policy in your contract that it's not going to be paid out, you'll get paid for the time you accrued and haven't taken upon separation.
Posted by AUbagman
LA
Member since Jun 2014
10568 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:10 am to
I had this happen, got an extra paycheck, didn't notice it at the time as I wasn't monitoring the bank account closely.

Anyway, they took it back out of my account a few weeks later without saying anything, I noticed it that time because I had moved money and it depleted the account.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65655 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:14 am to
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There is no such thing as magic money.
Obviously you are not a Democrat.

(Or, sadly, a large and growing number of Repugnicans)
Posted by Shalimar Sid
Member since Feb 2005
9245 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:16 am to
They realized that your work was more valuable than expected and you received retroactive pay.
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
50423 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:17 am to
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I talked to HR during my last week and specifically asked them about this and they told me no, they don't pay out vacation.


It seems to me that whoever you talked to in HR is a moron and doesn't know the company's policy.
Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
Member since Oct 2011
41578 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:18 am to
I was paid for three additional weeks from the first employer I worked for out of college after I left them. They never came back asking for it and that’s been 10 years ago.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
13394 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:36 am to
The best answer is put it in a savings account and don't touch it. If they come back for it, you'll have it and can plead ignorance. If they don't come back for it in a full calendar year, their books are closed and they aren't coming for it.

Posted by htcthc321
Member since Oct 2010
1658 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:26 am to
A lot of employers are switching to a PTO Bucket. It's paid time off whether it's vacation, sick, or personal time.

And most of them frontload it to the beginning of the year, where it's not enforceable to be paid out upon termination because it wasn't "accrued" in the traditional sense
Posted by frequent flyer
USA
Member since Jul 2021
2981 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:32 am to
Most states require vacation payout.
Posted by tigersownall
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2011
15316 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:34 am to
How do I anonymously report? Last employer failed to pay me my vacation.
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
20376 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:37 am to
quote:

Obviously you are not a Democrat. (Or, sadly, a large and growing number of Repugnicans


Posted by StonewallJack
Member since Apr 2008
685 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:44 am to
What happens whenever they use all of their PTO and then quit?
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