With the warmer months rolling in and travel rates skyrocketing, it’s likely that many of your employees are taking days away from the office. It may be time to give some attention to your paid time off (PTO) policies and to your state law on PTO. State law in this area is evolving, and it never hurts to review your policies to see what changes you may want to make.
PTO, vacation, sick days . . . it’s all terminology that’s thrown around when talking about time away from work. What’s the real difference? Generally, sick leave policies allow employees to take time away from work when they are sick or caring for a close family member who is sick, and employers generally require that an employee provide some sort of proof that they are really out of work for that reason. Moreover, an increasing (yet still relatively small) number of states require employers to provide sick leave (apart from family and medical leave). Unless otherwise required by state law, the discretion is yours on this type of leave regarding how much to give, whether it is paid, etc.
Vacation policies, on the other hand, generally allow employees to take time away from work for any purpose, and employers generally do not require employees to provide any proof of their need for time off. Only one state, Nevada, requires that employers give employees paid time away from work (effective 1/1/20, employers with 50 or more employees in Nevada must provide earned paid...
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