How do I get that vacation money owed to me?
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How do I get that vacation money owed to me?
I have 88 hours of vacation. The company has been sold to someone else and the old company never paid me for vacation pay. I am still there. I know that the new people shouldn’t have to pay me for it. So how do I get the money owed to me?
Asked on July 6, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Your state (Missouri) does NOT require the payment of earned but unused vacation time when a job ends or a company is sold. Only if you had a written employment guarantying you this pay would you have had to have been paid out for vacation pay. Without a contract, you had no right to payment for your vacation time.
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