Unlimited vacation time has been a perk companies have offered to attract talent for a few years, but it has its drawbacks.

A recent U.S. Department of Labor Opinion Letter reminds us how unpaid FMLA leave and employees’ accrued paid time off (PTO) may interact. According to FMLA regulations, an employer may require ...

“There's no concept of accruing hours or going negative with your PTO if you spend more time than you've accrued. There's also no sense of rolling over time to the next year or use-or-lose-it ...

The post further declared that the ex-staff had accrued 115 days of paid leaves that remained unspent. The firm offered ...

Eventually, when the employee requested to use accrued PTO to rest, the manager threatened termination, citing that no one else could perform their role. Undeterred, the worker took the leave anyway.

Colorado Courts and “PTO” Policies Unlike vacation pay, an employee’s accrued sick time is not considered “wages” or “compensation” under the CWCA. The same goes for “personal ...