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Human Resources - Earning Paid Time Off Upon Returning From Maternity Leave
Expert: Thomas R. Ballas - 10/9/2009
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Hi Mr. Ballas,
I recently returned from maternity leave and thought upon my return I would be entitled to earn paid time off. My employer told me that I was not entitled to earn any time off until next year because I am like a new employee. Can they do this? Normally, I would of been entitled to two weeks worth of vacation this calendar year but because I went on maternity leave, I am only given one week. Of course, to protect themselves, my company's employee handbook is so vague that all it says is that an employee is entitled to 2 weeks of vacation after a year of employment. Thanks so much for taking the time out to answer my question.
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Amy:
They can do this only if they do this to others who are out for similar or other medical reasons. There is a law called the Pregnancy Discrimination Act that protects employees from discrimination account their pregnancy. Here is a link to info about the act.
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-preg.html
Tom Ballas
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