Can an employer refuse a request for pto?
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Can an employer refuse a request for pto?
Put in a time off request sheet 6 weeks before requested date and employer
refused to grant it due to a possible evaluation by state on that date.
Asked on February 13, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Indiana
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless this action violates the terms of an applicable employment contract or union agreement, it is legal. The fact is that PTO is generally not required to be given under the law. Accordingly, to the extent at a company provides it, it has a great deal of say over when it is used. Bottom line, most employment is "at will" which means that a company can set the codintions of the worklace much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination).
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