use-it-or-lose-it vacation policy

As employees begin planning for winter vacations and time off to celebrate, it’s a good opportunity for California employers to review the state’s unique rules regarding vacation policies. To help navigate these complexities, this Friday’s Five highlights five critical vacation policy issues that can create challenges for California employers during the holidays:

1. “Use-it-or-lose-it” policies

Hope you are having a great summer.  As many employees take (or consider taking) vacation during this summer, employers in California must be aware of unique rules that apply to vacation time. This Friday afternoon, I thought it was an appropriate time to review five potential vacation policy traps for California employers:

1. No use-it-or-lose-it

Hope you have been able to enjoy the summer.  As many employees take (or consider taking) vacation during these last remaining days of the summer, employers in California must be aware of unique rules that apply to vacation time. This Friday’s Five is a reminder of five issues on vacation policies that can create traps

1.     It does not matter if you are a start-up, mom and pop business, or a fortune 500 company, employment laws cannot be ignored. 

While different laws do apply to larger employers, for the most part, every employer has to comply with roughly the same laws in California.  California’s paid sick leave requirement that took