Vacation Destination Ban By Company - Corona Related

it is vastly overkill, but unfortunately they can do what they want.

Just go to Florida anyway baw and tell them you were at the Beau Rivage.

Private companies can do as these please regarding vacation policies. Seems a bit much but doubt they will be the only company to move this direction.

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So my company is going in a different direction. Of course everyone is required to go in, but I had a question on their new vacation policy.

They are banning personal vacation to all “hotspot areas”, which includes all major airports and multiple states (Washington, California, Colorado, Florida, New York, etc.)

If you choose to go on your vacation, you are required to quarantine at home for 14, unpaid days, when you get back. Even if you show no symptoms. They implemented this today, with spring break next week.

Is this even legal? This company is one of the worst I’ve ever worked for, but this seems way overstepping.

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They can't ban you from going somewhere.

I would take my vacation NOW. Two weeks plus their unpaid two weeks.

My arse is headed to Costa Rica for a month.

How do they know where you travel? They checking your credit card statements or something?

Just as it’s your right to do as you please with vacation destinations it’s their right to fire you if you don’t go by their guidelines. Unless there is some sort of discrimination going on as to who has to follow the guidelines

I don't see how in the hell they could possibly know where you go. Unless you tell them. Then that's on you.

Everyone I’ve talked to who works at a big company has said this is the case

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I don't see how in the hell they could possibly know where you go. Unless you tell them. Then that's on you.

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Tracking by company phone?

Tracking by company apps installed on personal phone?

Checking VPN logs?

If they want to, they can find out where you have been.

From a list of Q&As that my firm is putting together:

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"Can an employer restrict an employee’s travel to a particular region or territory? If business-related, yes a restriction is appropriate and completely legal. If for personal travel, then an employer can warn an employee ahead of time that he or she will be quarantined upon return for a specified period of time. Given employment-at-will, an employer could tell employees not to travel at all---or else. As long as the rule is evenly applied, an employer has the right to make that a condition of continued employment. An employer can also deny time away from work (i.e. personal vacation) based upon “business necessity” or a “business decision.”
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That said, I've not seen this approach taken with any domestic locations (only international). It's a fluid situation however and once more testing is done I suspect US cities or states will be labeled "no go." Coworker in the next office is returning from France Monday and will be in 2-week self- quarantine per company policy.