Caitlin Moorman
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- California
I am a "boomerang employee" - I joined my company in 2015, and briefly left and rejoined in 2016, and have been there since. I have always been treated as though my start date was in 2015, and I had a verbal conversation related to that with a HR employee who is no longer with the company (so, no documentation and no one to back me up). The company's PTO policy becomes more generous over time - so at year 2 and 4 of employment, employees begin to accrue an extra week per year of PTO. I reached those milestones in relation to my original 2015 start date according to our HRIS software, and have been accruing time accordingly.
This week, HR told me that was incorrect, and that they would retroactively adjust my PTO to reflect the appropriate accruals for a 2016 start date. Are they allowed to claw back PTO like that? I thought that once PTO was accrued in CA, it could not be adjusted downward.
I'm also leaving the company within the next few weeks (have submitted my resignation letter), so this has a direct cash impact in the very near future and I'm eager to get it resolved.
Thank you!
This week, HR told me that was incorrect, and that they would retroactively adjust my PTO to reflect the appropriate accruals for a 2016 start date. Are they allowed to claw back PTO like that? I thought that once PTO was accrued in CA, it could not be adjusted downward.
I'm also leaving the company within the next few weeks (have submitted my resignation letter), so this has a direct cash impact in the very near future and I'm eager to get it resolved.
Thank you!