I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this but I need some advise and have no idea who to contact.
The company I work for was sold a few months back and the new owners (way bigger corporation) promised certain amounts of PTO depending on tenure. This PTO would be available to all employees on Jan 1st. All of it.
We were also told that in case of resignation, provided that a 2 week notice is supplied and worked, we should get said PTO paid out.
I have all of this in writing. It was given to me as a brochure type document (it doesn’t have my name on it), with the company name, stating the PTO policy which was roughly as I have described.
First week of January rolls around and we were told in a meeting that there was a mistake on the PTO policy. It is not only going to be less PTO, but it will also have to be accrued during the year.
They promised to pay out what they say they would in the first policy, but that pay is also to be accrued. So, if you are staying in that company they will, for the most part, hold their end of the bargain in the form of a cash payment every certain amount of time.
This brings us to my case.
I put my 2 weeks in 2 days before that meeting. I was basically told that since the time off has to actually be accrued (per the new policy) that I would only be paid out whatever amount I accrued from Jan 1st till my last day.
At this point I’m almost done with my 2 weeks. But I’m having a hard time shaking off the feeling that I was taken advantage of.
Is this even legal? How do I bring this up to my boss? Not that he cares, I will be out in less than a week…
Should I just brush it off, not push the envelope for the sake of keeping the door open for a good reference?
I’m sure location is relevant, I’m in the US.
Any opinions or advise would be appreciated!
Sorry if this is written a little messy, English is not my first language.