I’m super curious about the legal precedent and ramifications around this.
My dad and sister work for the same company and are affected the same regardless of tenure. Recently the company changed their PTO policy so that they must take a PTO day if they are not working during a holiday. The catch is that their offices are closed and unless they are scheduled to be on, there is no work that can be done.
I want to know why they can’t simply “work” – be available/check email? Why they are forced to take PTO even though they couldn’t work if they tried?
This feels super illegal. My argument for them is how can they take paid time off if there’s no paid time on available? This is in the US (of course).
EDIT: This feels especially illegal for hourly employees who have no option to log regular hours (because the office is closed for the holiday) but need to use PTO because they are not working.