Re: Vacation Days used for absence

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On 3/22/07, Joseph wrote:
> 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?

No laws require that your employer provide vacation time to
begin with, "excuse" any absences that your employer allows
you to be paid for by using vacation time. Your employer
isn't doing anything illegal.

It's not even the end of March and you've already used up
all your personal time for the year and are dipping into
your vacation time for absences. If you don't want to lose
your job, I suggest you improve your attendance immediately.