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    Question Can Vacation And Sick Time Be Changed?

    My employer originally told employees we would receive 40 hours sick and 80 hours vacation at the beginning of the each year, this was in July 2007. They had a board meeting March 6,2008 and decided to make a change. Now, we will accrue sick time but if we go in the negative, we will start the next year in the negative. If we don't use any sick time they will not roll it over. At this point they have gone in and changed all of our past paystubs to reflect their new change. I am located in Tennessee, but our main office is in South Carolina. Can this be done?

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    Default Re: Can Vacation And Sick Time Be Changed?

    Yes, in the absence of a binding contract or CBA that specifically says otherwise, it is legal to change benefit plans on a go-forward basis. In all 50 states.

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    Question Re: Can Vacation And Sick Time Be Changed?

    But the OP said they retroactively changed their previous pay stubs...

    I understand they can go-forward with the new changes, but I don't think they can change what had already accrued... can they??

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    Default Re: Can Vacation And Sick Time Be Changed?

    According to my job offer letter it states " Company will offer you an annual accrual of leave at 120 hours a year, broken out to be 2 weeks of vacation and 1 week of sick leave". So, how would you take that information?

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    Default Re: Can Vacation And Sick Time Be Changed?

    Tennessee does not prohibit use it or lose it policies; nor does unused vacation time count as wages. There is nothing I can see in TN law that would make anything discussed here illegal.

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    Default Re: Can Vacation And Sick Time Be Changed?

    I agree with cbg - nothing illegal here w/o a bona fide employment contract or CBA to the contrary. Employers are not even required to provide vacation and/or sick days.

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