Can an employer give you signed documentation that your requested vacation time is approved and then later deny it before your vacation time begins?

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Can an employer give you signed documentation that your requested vacation time is approved and then later deny it before your vacation time begins?

I filled out the form required by my employer for requesting vacation time with the dates provided that I was requesting. It was approved and signed by management and then returned to me. Then later on with only 1 week to go until my vacation time was to begin, I was told that every employee’s vacations were put on hold, even those that were already approved in writing due to not enough workers. Is this legal?

Asked on July 5, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Tennessee

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

The fact is that vacation is not legally required to be given. Therefore, to the extent that it is provided by an employer, they have a great deal of discretion over when it can be used. The exception being if denying an already approved vacation violates the terms of an employment contract/union agreemrnt or in some way constitutes some form of legally actionable dsicriminaton.


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