Orange County Vacation Pay Lawyer

Vacation Pay

In the state of California, vacation pay benefits are voluntary. If vacation pay is provided as an employee benefit, earned but unused pay cannot be forfeited and must be paid upon termination of employment. Employers are permitted to place a limit or cap the amount of vacation pay that is earned.

California Law

In California, no law exists that requires employers to provide paid vacation time to their employees. Many employers do provide paid vacation, at least to their full time employees, as a way to attract and retain good workers. Should they do so, paid vacation time qualifies as earned wages.

Vacation Pay as Earned Wages

Because vacation pay is considered earned wages, it carries two stipulations:

• Employees must be paid their earned by unused vacation time when their employment ends
• Earned vacation time cannot be forfeited

What Employers Can Control

Employers have the right to control when vacation time is taken and how much can be taken at one time. For example, an employer is entitled to prevent all its employees from taking vacation leave at the same time. They can also limit how much vacation time may be taken at a time, in the event an employee has accrued several months of vacation time.

Contact an Orange County Vacation Pay Lawyer

If your employer has attempted to withhold earned wages or made you forfeit your paid vacation time, you may be entitled to recover damages for your loss. Contact Orange County vacation pay lawyer Perry Smith at 888.356.2529 for a free initial consultation.