angelabaca
12-08-2006, 11:46 AM
I hate posting a repeat question, but I've searched the archives, and I can't find what I am looking for.
I left my last job in the middle of March 2006. I had accrued approximately 30-40 hours of vacation time, but they were not included in my final check. Being that I am one who doesn't like to rock the boat, I didn't inquire about it, and I figured it was some company policy.
I stumbled onto this board and while researching a completely unrelated subject, I came upon a post that had a link that pointed to a law in California that described under what conditions vacation time is required to be paid, but now I can't find it.
Some background info:
I was employed from August 2003 to March 2006.
I worked 40+ hours a week at an hourly rate.
Even though according to company policy I was not eligible for bonuses (only salaried employees were), the rules were bent for me in 2005 and they gave me a bonus (not sure if this info is important in determining if I was exempt or non-exempt).
The office only had about 30 employees in the area, although they are a large global company.
I want to contact their HR department to investigate this further, but I want to have all the information together to include in my e-mail before I go and start up with this (provided that I truly am entitled to those 30-40 hours of vacation paid to me). I am very hesitant to investigate this, as it seems "out of character" for the company to just break the law and not pay me what I am due.
Thanks so much.
I left my last job in the middle of March 2006. I had accrued approximately 30-40 hours of vacation time, but they were not included in my final check. Being that I am one who doesn't like to rock the boat, I didn't inquire about it, and I figured it was some company policy.
I stumbled onto this board and while researching a completely unrelated subject, I came upon a post that had a link that pointed to a law in California that described under what conditions vacation time is required to be paid, but now I can't find it.
Some background info:
I was employed from August 2003 to March 2006.
I worked 40+ hours a week at an hourly rate.
Even though according to company policy I was not eligible for bonuses (only salaried employees were), the rules were bent for me in 2005 and they gave me a bonus (not sure if this info is important in determining if I was exempt or non-exempt).
The office only had about 30 employees in the area, although they are a large global company.
I want to contact their HR department to investigate this further, but I want to have all the information together to include in my e-mail before I go and start up with this (provided that I truly am entitled to those 30-40 hours of vacation paid to me). I am very hesitant to investigate this, as it seems "out of character" for the company to just break the law and not pay me what I am due.
Thanks so much.
