Can a employer refuse you a day off if you followed proper protocol?
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Can a employer refuse you a day off if you followed proper protocol?
Asked on August 26, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Louisiana
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Yes, your employer may refuse to allow you to take a vacation day, even if you provide them advance notice. Employers have discretion to decide if an employee may or may not take vacation, based on the employer's needs e.g. for coverage, its sense or work flow and how much work this employee needs to get done, it's sense of fairness or approriatelness e.g. vis-a-vis other employees, etc. The employer does not need to explan or justify it to their employer it is their right to decide when and when not an employee may take vacation.
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