State- Maine
Employer of over 1,000 employees changed their policy regarding my PTO without providing notice prior to January 1st and well after our primary vacation requests for 2023 that were due on December 12, 2022.
The new policy states that we now start the year off with 0 PTO, and must work x amount of days to earn a fraction of a shift. My vacation was for the first week of January and my current PTO allowance is -36 hours. If I were to leave the company now, I would have to pay for 36 hours of pay.
We used to start the year with our full allowance of PTO based on tenure, for this case, I was approaching 200 hours per year.
Secondly, if we use a PTO on a paid holiday going forward, we will not be paid our 12 hours of PTO, only the 8 hours of holiday pay.
Where can I look to find advice on the legality of these hidden changes?