[mikester]

Like I said, I don't want what I haven't earned.

So, no - if I haven't accrued it I don't want it. BUT another wrinkle is that before 2003 we had a PTO system. Jan 1 '03 we changed to a Vacation/Sick model separating the two types of time off. Before that time our Vacation was accrued and reflected on our pay stub and WAS the amount we had to take that day. I have documentation to that effect from the company but when they changed policies they didn't provide me with documentation showing that change in policy.

On my pay stubs though you can see that my vacation only goes down. It doesn't go up except right before I leave the company (the pay stub before which is in Oct). So, I can't really explain that.

I filed the claim with the labor board because I couldn't get a satisfactory explanation in writing from the company and because the change in policy wasn't communicated very well. A lot of us who had high pto balances weren't paid out the amount we were owed when they changed from PTO to Vacation/Sick. I wasn't one of those people though (I like to actually TAKE my vacation time).

Anyway, I'm just not sure where to go with this claim now - I have to talk to the labor rep next week about it.

My supervisor at the time and our VP both could not answer my question to even their satisfaction at the time and I informed both that because I could not get a satisfactory answer from ANYONE in the company regarding this that I would be filing a claim with the labor commission. They were both fully aware of what I would do but still surprised when they actually got a call from the labor board.