Nicholas D Wolfwood
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Tue May-23-06 11:15 AM
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Labor law question - Unused vacation time |
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I'm leaving my job. I still have a week's worth of unused vacation time. I work in Washington, DC. Am I entitled to that in my last paycheck?
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Nicholas D Wolfwood
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Tue May-23-06 11:59 AM
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Tue May-23-06 12:04 PM
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2. check Washington DC Labor law |
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Tue May-23-06 01:33 PM
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8. Thanks - I hadn't thought of that one |
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Tue May-23-06 02:27 PM
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Edited on Tue May-23-06 02:29 PM by BigMcLargehuge
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Nicholas D Wolfwood
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Tue May-23-06 02:32 PM
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10. My google search didn't come up with that at all |
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Thanks for the answer, jackassiness aside.
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Tue May-23-06 02:33 PM
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11. here was my search term |
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"Washington DC AND Unused vacation time AND terminating employment"
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Tue May-23-06 02:53 PM
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12. i didn't put the "and"s in. |
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Usually it doesn't matter.
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Tue May-23-06 03:06 PM
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14. I find it helps target the search a little closer to what I am looking for |
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a holdover from the old boolean term days I guess.
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Tue May-23-06 03:23 PM
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15. I Use The The Plus-Sign For +Required +Terms|words |
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And the pipe for either/or words.
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Tue May-23-06 05:45 PM
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16. My favorite boolean operator joke lies herein: |
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Tue May-23-06 12:08 PM
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3. depends on your employment contract |
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and local labor law. most places do pay for unused leave, and most jurisdictions require that they do.
shd be a # you can call (such as a "labor relations board" to determine your legislated rights.)
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Tue May-23-06 12:11 PM
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4. In most companies, it's use it or lose it. |
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Tue May-23-06 01:17 PM
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5. That's not the same thing |
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"Use it or lose it" means your vacation expires at the end of the year (although some companies let you carry unused vacation over to the next year).
But if you leave, AND if you have unused vacation, many companies will pay you for the unused vacation time.
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Tue May-23-06 01:20 PM
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Paid vacation is part of an employee's compensation, and in most places the employee is entitled to be paid for earned but unused vacation time.
Some companies, however, have a policy of paying only half-time for unused vacation, so it's a good idea for any individual with questions about vacation payment to talk to their company's HR department.
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Tue May-23-06 01:32 PM
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7. We're an extremely small firm |
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No HR department, no employee hand book. That's why i'm asking about the law.
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Tue May-23-06 02:56 PM
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13. Varies by company - one company screwed me, another was generous |
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I worked for a large insurance company for over 10 years... I had 4 weeks vacation, plus carried over a week. I also had 8 paid time off days (sick days, but can be used as vacation if not sick). So, that was 33 in total.
I left that company in March of 2001 and got paid for 4 1/2 days using some complicated formula for accruing vacation days, but losing the PTO and carry over. (I checked on the law on this, too)
However, I left the next company in February of 2003 (also a large insurance company) and had been entitled to 18 or 19 vacation days for that year, 2003, and got paid for every one of them, even though I would have been out almost all of January had I taken all 18 or 19 days.
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Tue May-23-06 08:08 PM
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17. I have always been paid for unused vacation time. It is unused |
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sick time that usually is lost.
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