Ice storm

[SNOOKY0039]

What is the name of your state? Kansas
I work for a school district as a secretary. I am being paid hourly. We had a big ice storm last week and school was closed all week starting on Tuesday.I am now being forced to use my personal leave time (2 days annually) or my sick leave to get paid for the time we couldn't come to work last week. Is that legal?

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? Kansas
I work for a school district as a secretary. I am being paid hourly. We had a big ice storm last week and school was closed all week starting on Tuesday.I am now being forced to use my personal leave time (2 days annually) or my sick leave to get paid for the time we couldn't come to work last week. Is that legal?

**A: what did the state DOL tell you when you asked them?

 

[SNOOKY0039]

What is the state DOL???

 

[ecmst12]

Yes, it is legal. You are a non exempt employee and they are not required to pay you for any time you do not work, regardless of reason. You are lucky that they are letting you use sick time when you do not have enough vacation/personal time to cover the closures, most employers only allow sick time to be used when you're actually sick.

 

[SNOOKY0039]

Thank you

 

[Betty]

It seems you are non-exempt - therefore, I agree with ecmst12.