Vacation Pay: Not paid

[markiewilliams]

I was terminated on Dec 22. I have been with company for 18 years. I earned 3 weeks vacation and after the 1st of the next year I could use it. But when I was terminated I was 8 days from recieving my accumulated vacation pay. Is there any laws that will allow me to get this vacation even if I was terminated 8 days before the new allocation.
Mark

[Beth3]

No. Arizona leaves the payment of vacation upon separation up to each employer. If your employer's policy is not to pay out vacation that is not fully earned, it's legal.

[Ernie]

I have been working for the company for almost 9 years & i have accumalated more than 200 hours... I gave my employer a 2 week notice on 02/06/06 and on 02/10/06 we received a new handbook saying that employee will only get payed 59% of the hours.. Does this aplly to me even if i gave my 2 weeks notice before new handbook was given? The hand book i signed before does not say anything about us only getting payed 59%... Also handbbok has a revised date of Sept 2005 and it was given to us last week... I had a friend of mine leave to company 3 weeks ago & he got payed 100% of his hours.... Are my hours retroactive ??

[cbg]

You are subject to the company policies that exist AT THE TIME. The fact that a previous handbook said something different is irrelevant.

Under the law, they don't HAVE to pay you anything at all.

[azxraytech]

i was recentliy fired from my job after being there 1 year and 1 month! they did not pay me for the vacation time of 2 weeks that i had earned when just two weeks prior to my termination we had meetings stating i was getting enrolled in profit sharing, medical, and that i had earned my two weeks vacation.
is it legal for them to not pay me since i earned this vacation time!?? and if it is who should i contact about it??
thanks in advance

[cbg]

Yes, it is legal for them NOT to pay it. AZ law does not require the payout of unused vacation time.