Can an employer force you to use vacation time if you do not attend department meetings?
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Can an employer force you to use vacation time if you do not attend department meetings?
Manager wants all department hourly employees to attend all department meetings. They want to create a policy that states, if you do not attend the department meetings, you must use vacation time for the time you missed the meeting.
Asked on November 3, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Nevada
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
The fact is that most employment is "at will". This means that, absent a union agreement/employment contract to the contrary, a company can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit. Additionally, vacation time is not mandatory so an employer need not provide. Accordingly since such time is given at a company's discretion, a worker can be mandated to use it as their employer deems necessary.
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