My love for me now / Ain't hard to explain / The Hero of Canton / The man they call...ME.

Jayne ,'Jaynestown'


Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


le nubian - Apr 19, 2011 8:13:49 am PDT #4032 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Is that legal to say vacation time has no monetary value? What a fucked up policy.


amych - Apr 19, 2011 8:14:51 am PDT #4033 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

That... fails logic. If it's part of their compensation package (like, "we offer n days of vacation a year"? as opposed to "for these random two weeks, you're furloughed with no choice in the matter"?), it has a value, no matter how hard they try to douchemonkey their way out of it.


Daisy Jane - Apr 19, 2011 8:15:12 am PDT #4034 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Is that legal to say vacation time has no monetary value? What a fucked up policy.

This is my question.


Sparky1 - Apr 19, 2011 8:17:13 am PDT #4035 of 30001
Librarian Warlord

An employer may lawfully establish a policy or enter into a contract denying employees payment for accrued vacation leave upon separation from employment, so long as the employer has properly notified its employees in writing of the vacation policy. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.12; NC Dept. of Labor FAQs; NC Admin. Code 13 NCAC 12.0306.

Sorry, smonster.


Scrappy - Apr 19, 2011 8:18:26 am PDT #4036 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

our vacation policy states that vacation and/or sick time has no monetary value.

This varies state-to-state. In California, it counts as wages, but most states don't assign it value. It's a gift.


DavidS - Apr 19, 2011 8:19:42 am PDT #4037 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Vacation payouts depend on state law, I'm pretty sure. In California you've got to pay it out, but I'm pretty sure that's because the legislature made it so.


megan walker - Apr 19, 2011 8:20:12 am PDT #4038 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

No, our vacation policy states that vacation and/or sick time has no monetary value. We do not pay out for time not taken.

It totally depends on the state. Sadly, it looks like this might be legal in NC: [link]


DebetEsse - Apr 19, 2011 8:21:17 am PDT #4039 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I was looking at NC's labor law FAQ, and it looks like there's not a lot of worker protection (I am not in a position to be judge-y, living in Indiana), so that doesn't surprise me.


smonster - Apr 19, 2011 8:23:46 am PDT #4040 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Yeah, I just talked to the ESC, and they confirmed that it's totally legal. Damn, shoulda taken both weeks to be in New Orleans. Ah, well.

Thanks for the speedy answer, hivemind!

Now to file my unemployment claim.


megan walker - Apr 19, 2011 8:24:12 am PDT #4041 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Vacation payouts depend on state law, I'm pretty sure. In California you've got to pay it out, but I'm pretty sure that's because the legislature made it so.

Yes, this is why the policy handbook of my company has to follow each of its sucky policies with, "In California, our policy is as follows..."