[Overpaid Slacker]

There is no right to work in the US. I'm dubious of a "right" to vacation. Unless you have a contract -- in which case you're entitled to whatever is set forth in the contract.

I'm not familiar with labor law in the Land of Fruits and Nuts -- and CA has a lot of bells and whistles most jurisdictions don't -- but my guess is that your recourse if you're not allowed to take vacation is either to "cash it in" at the end of your fiscal year, or find new employ.

Having said all that, there are a lot of folks, in a variety of jobs out there, that don't get to take all the vacation they're "promised."

JP