- Jurisdiction
- New York
I work for a large employer in NY that allows employees to bank vacation hours, sick hours, and comp time hours. Over the years I have accumulated a lot of hours (about 50-60 days worth in vacation + comp time alone).
The problem is that since about Q1 of 2020, no one in time keeping has been updating the balances. As might might expected, I've taken some vacation and sick time during the course of the year. Things get even more problematic when you consider that normally our vacation and sick balances are supposed to be increased once a month. We get a timesheet to fill out every two weeks and that shows us our PTO balances.
I plan on resigning by the end of this year or January 2022 and any unused balances, including sick hours, are supposed to be cashed out.
Can anyone point me to something that makes it the responsibility of the employer to keep track of PTO balances? Would bd great if there was at least some case law that places the burden of keeping track of PTO on the employer.
I can easily imagine this turning into a bureaucratic nightmare if I need to resolve this when I am no longer part of the organization.
Thank you in advance for any advice
The problem is that since about Q1 of 2020, no one in time keeping has been updating the balances. As might might expected, I've taken some vacation and sick time during the course of the year. Things get even more problematic when you consider that normally our vacation and sick balances are supposed to be increased once a month. We get a timesheet to fill out every two weeks and that shows us our PTO balances.
I plan on resigning by the end of this year or January 2022 and any unused balances, including sick hours, are supposed to be cashed out.
Can anyone point me to something that makes it the responsibility of the employer to keep track of PTO balances? Would bd great if there was at least some case law that places the burden of keeping track of PTO on the employer.
I can easily imagine this turning into a bureaucratic nightmare if I need to resolve this when I am no longer part of the organization.
Thank you in advance for any advice