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Legality behind $12 an hour limit for PTO - Inquiring mind
Posted: Nov 30, 2012
Has anyone checked into the legality of more and more MTSOs wanting to limit the PTO pay to $12/hour maximum even if you average making more than that? It doesn't seem right to me that they're getting by with "robbing" those who are high producers on PTO pay.
They are not obligated to even give PTO, and they can legally set the rate. sm - LegalEagle
[ In Reply To ..]It can be any amount they set including hourly, day rate, set rate, etc. There is no law that says that they have to give anything at all, and many companies in all industrires have cut their PTO. Sad, but true.
PTO is a benefit - ...not a requirement
[ In Reply To ..]They don't have to give you any PTO. It's like a "gift" for your hard work.
Tighter than a cork on a champagne bottle - RubyTuesday
[ In Reply To ..]In their minds, they are doing you a huge favor by even keeping you on the payroll. When you start costing them by taking PTO or signing up for benefits, you are then considered excess baggage. As we all know, there are cheaper workers overseas and if the truth be told, they would like to get rid of them as well. Techology is a wonderful thing, eh?
LegalEagle - I always like to see your posts
[ In Reply To ..]because you seem to be very well informed on labor law. Do you have a legal background? I looked up Fed. rules recently just out of curiosity, which as you say, basically there are none except must define payroll periods to verify calculation of OT, which varies by State rules. As you say, employers per Fed. rules are not obligated to offer a single thing, not vacation, breaks, lunch, nothing, although per OSHA, bathrooms must be available and employee allowed reasonable use as nature calls, although neither they nor Fed. have specific guidelines as to what that actually is. Reading a few boards regarding labor law Q&A, often noted answers to questions that employer can require you to work 24/7, can call you up in the middle of the night if they want and request you come back to work, nothing whatsoever illegal about it, just have to follow OT or on-call rules, it that applies, per State. They don't 'have' to give anyone squat, although I think it would be 'nice' to offer some crumbs if you want any kind of employee morale in the sweatshop atmosphere these days.
PTO - anon
[ In Reply To ..]Most companies see PTO as a gift. I mean, you have to ask permission to use it and even then, there are sometimes restrictions on HOW you can use it.
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