PTO\direct deposit

slq13

At our place of employment, we earn PTO time each week...up to 4.44 hours per week for 40hrs worked. Our employer recently told us that when we take vacation time, we would no longer be paid before we leave on vacation for those days submitted as PTO...unless we had direct deposit and then the check would be in the bank on the normal payday. This has to be wrong, as either we all get paid before vacation or none us get paid until we get back from our vacation. It sounds illegal! Anyone know!

Rockie

There are several different issues here. Concerning direct deposit...in some states you cannot mandate direct deposit as a condition of getting paid. It seems there is a two tiered system here and it seems the employer is attempting to force the issue of direct deposit on those employees who don't have it.

Also, time has to be calculated and paid in the payroll period. You cannot hold money or payment of wages until another period for whatever reason. This is illegal.

It's also difficult to see the rationale here as to WHY the employer is doing this.

franfields

I may be reading it differently but it appears that the employee is requesting to be paid in advance rather than on the regular pay day. If this is the case, I agree with the employer that the pay check or direct deposit be prepared for the regular pay day whether or not the employee is at work that day.