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Lawsuits based on Vacation Pay disputes are on the rise.

<p>Recent class action lawsuits based on vacation pay have settled for large amounts, attracting plaintiff attorneys&rsquo; attention.&nbsp; In 2006, a staffing agency settled 2 class action lawsuits for more than three million dollars based for denial of vacation benefits. This same company is now facing another class action suit in another state.</p><p>Employers are not required by any federal or state law to offer vacation pay benefits.&nbsp; However, if an employer does provide vacation pay, they will need to follow their policy and state law regarding payment.&nbsp; Specific state law should be researched to verify that the vacation pay policy is in compliance. One area of dispute arises with &ldquo;use-it-or-lose-it&rdquo; policies.&nbsp; There have been several lawsuits that have brought this dispute to light, and several states have specific laws in place to make these policies illegal.</p><p>StaffScapes recommends that all employers review their vacation pay policies and research state statutes that may mandate changes to the policy.&nbsp;</p> 10 application/xml false benefits federal law lawsuits pay policies payroll administration state law use it or lose it vacation pay Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 jimt 216.58.130.130 false true false false true 147682 blog blogsite/StaffScapes/web