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Forced to not work today
I work for a public water company. My manager forced 3 of us to not come in today due to the rain. If we wanted to get our hours then we’d need to use vacation time. I am hourly and on call this week. We work 10 hour shifts and by no choice was it ours to stay home.
Asked on October 2, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Absent a union agreement or employment contract to the contrary, worker's can be made to take unpaid time off. Further, the fact is that under the law vacaton time is not required to be given. This means that to the extent that it is provided, a company has a great deal of say over when it is used.
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