REYES WGAL NEWS EIGHT. WE’LL ALSO IN HARRISBURG, A STATE LAWMAKER IS PUSHING TO LIMIT HOW EMPLOYERS UTILIZE USE IT OR LOSE IT PAID TIME OFF POLICIES. DEMOCRAT MARY JO DALEY ISSUED MIRANDA AND IS PLANNING TO EVENTUALLY INTRODUCE A PROPER BILL. SHE SAYS THIS LEGISLATION IS SIMILAR TO LAWS PASSED IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES, WHERE EARNED VACATION TIME IS CONSIDERED. WAGES THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY, AND IF PASSED INTO LAW, PENNSYLVANIA WOULD BE JUST THE FIFTH STATE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE WE USE IT OR LOSE IT. POLICIES A
Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to limit 'use it or lose it' paid time off policies
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Updated: 9:52 PM EDT Apr 22, 2024
A Pennsylvania representative is pushing to limit how employers utilize "use it or lose it" paid time off policies.Rep. Mary Jo Daley, D-Montgomery, issued a memorandum and is planning to introduce a bill.Use it or lose it policies prevent employees from carrying over or cashing out their paid time off after a certain period has passed. New leave may be provided, but time earned and not used is forfeited without compensation.Daley said that while employees may try to use that time, their supervisors could deny it. Some employers may also place limitations on when and how vacation time is used.Use it or lose it policies are prohibited in California, Colorado, Montana and Nebraska. In these states, unused paid time off is generally considered wages that, once earned, can't be taken away from employees.Daley's proposal would be similar, she said.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania representative is pushing to limit how employers utilize "use it or lose it" paid time off policies.
Rep. Mary Jo Daley, D-Montgomery, issued a memorandum and is planning to introduce a bill.
Use it or lose it policies prevent employees from carrying over or cashing out their paid time off after a certain period has passed. New leave may be provided, but time earned and not used is forfeited without compensation.
Daley said that while employees may try to use that time, their supervisors could deny it. Some employers may also place limitations on when and how vacation time is used.
Use it or lose it policies are prohibited in California, Colorado, Montana and Nebraska. In these states, unused paid time off is generally considered wages that, once earned, can't be taken away from employees.
Daley's proposal would be similar, she said.
