Employees receive a phone call (prior to their start time) stating that because of the weather, the owner has elected to not open the facility until the following day. Employer insists that the weather has made it too dangerous to travel and personnel should report to work at the normal time the following morning. Upon returning to work as normal, the employees are notified that if they want to be paid for the day they were told to NOT come in then they would have to use eight hours of their vacation/personal time. Can this be enforced by the owner/employer or is he (owner/employer) obligated to pay the employees their regular wage without them having to use their vacation/personal time??

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Can said employer/owner do the same for choosing to shut down operations between Christmas and New Year's??

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Yes, this is legal in all 50 states. The employer MAY require the use of vacation or personal time for the hours not worked, EVEN IF it was the employer who told them not to come in.

Yes, the employer can do the same thing any time he wants to.

OK - Thanks for the info (not really the answer we were all looking for but I guess we'll deal with it)