Am I entitled...?

[kewats]

I worked at a company in Racine, Wisconsin for 8 months. I recently gave my 2 weeks notice to work at another company making more money. While at the other company I had accrued 96 hours of paid time off (PTO) when I left the company I was informed that I would be receiving a check for the PTO hours I did not use. Now they tell me that in their policy it states that I cannot get the pto if I have not been employed there for at least 12 months. I did go through the policy manual and that clause is in there. I was just curious about is this legal? Can they do that in Wisconsin? If not what can I do to get this pto owed to me? Please respond asap! Thank you

 

[Attorney_Replogle]

Generally speaking such employer policies are legal. Of course, every state has different laws, so you will have to check with an employment law attorney near you about this. You can find one at attorneypages.com.

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Mark B. Replogle