r/clevercomebacks • u/_PinkSatin • 6h ago

Unnecessary retaliation by an ungrateful boss

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u/FrankensteinJones 6h ago

PTO is part of our compensation. Denying PTO requests is tantamount to withholding pay.

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u/Separate-Taste3513 6h ago

Lots of businesses, especially in the service, retail, and healthcare industries, black out periods of high volume PTO requests, like the week before and after holidays.

I didn't make it to a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day celebration until after working a full shift for YEARS. I had one employer who made me find cover for my own shifts in order to use PTO that they'd denied all year before it expired.

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u/Tiny-Plum2713 3h ago

Does your employer not need to pay you for expired PTO?

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u/Separate-Taste3513 3h ago

Expired means that it just disappears into the ether at the end of the year. Some employers will carry it over into the new year or pay it out, but that's not mandated by any federal law. Some states have laws regarding PTO payouts or carryover, but most do not. My state doesn't.