Posted by Joseph on 3/22/07

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There is nothing in my employee's handbook to cover this.

I work for a small industrial NY state employer - approx 10
employees. We recieve both personal days and vacation
days. I have used my personal days up already this year.
As a result, I scheduled a vacation day one month in
advance for a dental appointment - it was approved. I had
to call in because the dental problem gave me more problems
than expected. I asked if I could use a vacation day -
they allowed it. A few weeks later, I and my entire family
were sick and I called in and again let them know I wanted
to use vacation days. I was paid for vacation days - but a
warning was written on the outside of the pay envelope that
future absences will result in termination. Today, my
immediate supervisor gathered myself and two other emploees
and warned us verbally that we were missing too much time
and could be subject to dismissal. Two hours later after
talking with the owner of the company I and one of the
other two were again pulled aside and told we WOULD be
terminated on our next absence. Three warnings in less
than a week, with the supervisor stating that the owner may
call and also speak to us - which would be a fourth warning.

I thought that once they had paid me for an absence as a
vacation day (which I am entitled to and still have one
remaining) - that the absence WAS a vacation day and not
subject to punishment.

Help?

Re: Vacation Days used for absence, 3/23/07, by RCW.

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