After 15 years it's over

But I do get to go pick up my stuff from the cubicle on Thursday morning. Thanks.

 

Wow, all these years working in Texas and I had no idea companies could stiff you on vacation time. Every time I've found a new job, my old paper always gave me what I had coming, so I just figured it was a matter of law, like overtime. Silly, naive me.

This is a state where "Right to Work" is a sick joke. To deny someone their just compensation is a criminal act in my opinion, even though now I realize the law sees it differently.

Hang in there, highlander. Surely somehow there's a way to get your vacation pay.

 

No severance after 15 years? Just awful.

Sorry to hear it.

 

Got an e-mail from our HR person. Last year something was added to employees handbook about not paying vacation time. I left with 160 hours of vacation time.

 

Find a copy of the state labor laws. This could be nothing more than a convenient handbook edit because they knew they were going to be laying off people soon.

What the state says overrules any HR handbook.

 

See, I've always thought when the boss shows up at a staff meeting, shoves handbooks under everyone's nose and says, "Oh yeah, sign these on your way out," it's a sign of big trouble.

Highlander, those pricks at your shop will probably say, "See, you signed this handbook and agreed to the new rules regarding vacation time." Which is bullshit because usually those books are given to you with a "sign this or you're fired" understanding.

That's a month's worth of pay sitting there, Highlander. A month of money YOU EARNED. I hope you're able to get it.

 

As I said before, you had to meet an attorney somewhere along the line in 15 years. See if they'll send a letter nudging them in the right direction. You signed under duress is a good thing to remember.

 

Did you actually sign anything (under duress or not?) when they implemented these changes? Reading your post, it seems like you accumulated this time prior to the rules change. That is time that you earned under a previous agreement of employment between you and your employer.

Hopefully, you find a lawyer that can help you.

 

That was last year, when they made the changes according to the HR person. Never signed anything, just received an e-mail about the changes. I don't even think they sent out new employee handbooks, because that would cost money.

I have talked to several lawyers and none thing I can recoup anything, mostly due to the bankruptcy. The day after we were let go, the companies sale was completed. So technically, any correspondence would be going to a new company that is owned by the creditors and banks.

 

That sucks, Highlander. The only thing I can think of is to sue for it, and if you win, hope to collect if the company ever emerges from bankruptcy.

What a shitty business.

 

Oh the company just was sold and now the official name has a II at the end. Sounds like a video game.

I wonder if it is available on Wii and PSP?