Im a owed money?

[babyslilgirl20]

In Texas, if you give a 2 weeks notice and they tell you to just leave early are you owed the rest of the 2 weeks? Also, do they owe any unused vacation/sick time?

 

[Patricia_Young]

In no state is the employer required to pay you any more than for what you have already worked. If you give a 2-week notice and they let you go immediately, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits for the length of the notice period, although there is a one-week waiting period in Texas.

Accrued vacation is payable in Texas only if there is a written policy requiring it.

(7) "Wages" means compensation owed by an employer for:

((B) vacation pay, holiday pay, sick leave pay, parental leave pay, or severance pay owed to an employee under a written agreement with the employer or under a written policy of the employer.


Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(27), 9.12(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/LA/htm/LA.61.htm

 

[cbg]

In no state is the employer required to pay you any more than for what you have already worked.

It doesn't apply here but just for the sake of accuracy I'll amend this to include the sole exception. An EXEMPT employee in the state of NH must be paid for the entire pay period IF he is let go in the middle of the pay period.

But that's the only exception I'm aware of.

 

[Patricia_Young]

Darned New Hampshire which apparently doesn't know that "salaried" doesn't mean "exempt" in any other state.

 

[army judge]

In Texas, if you give a 2 weeks notice and they tell you to just leave early are you owed the rest of the 2 weeks? Also, do they owe any unused vacation/sick time?

Some employers in Texas have adopted the policy of CHOOSING to pay an employee who gives a two week notice.

These employers do not require the employee to work the last two weeks.

They merely choose to pay the resigning employee and send him/her on their way.

But, employers do NOT have to allow you to work after giving a two week notice.

Some employers choose to accept your resignation and forego the notice.

An employer does not have to allow you to work after you notify them of your intention to quit.

To my knowledge, no state requires the employer to keep you on after you have tendered your resignation.

It is usually prudent to be prepared to get no pay, after you tender a resignation.

You might wish to plan your job transition accordingly.

Otherwise, you might end up with a two week period (or more) without any earnings.

Yes, employers are required by law to pay you for any accrued/accumulated vacation time.

Sick time, usually is paid at the option of the employer.

Generally, sick time is not paid, unless written employee policy says otherwise.