USA Paid Time Off - Legal Question

[Tgeeb]

Our employer sometimes lets the staff have paid time off/paid half days. This happened to fall on a Friday, when a specific employee has his days off. He works 4 - 10's. I explained to him that the half day was at our employers discretion and that it was given to the staff in Office that day so that they could start their holiday weekend and the office could be closed early. He of course was non too happy. He is claiming this is illegal.

is this true? how should I address this staff member.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Tammy

 

[kirby]

Cannot give a legal opinion but I think you can see that the employee missed out on a benefit enjoyed by everyone else. You might consider giving the person a 4 hour (which is what everyone else got) freebie on the day preceding or following the special day.