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(99,658 posts) Sat May 4, 2013, 04:37 AM May 2013

Workers must get paid for earned but unused 'paid time off,' Nebraska high court rules

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130504/NEWS/705049905/1685#workers-must-get-paid-for-earned-but-unused-paid-time-off-nebraska-high-court-rules

Published Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1:00 am / Updated at 3:10 am

By Martha Stoddard

• Read the Nebraska Supreme Court decision: http://www.supremecourt.ne.gov/sites/supremecourt.ne.gov/files/sc/opinions/s12-503.pdf

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LINCOLN — In an uncommon split decision, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that workers must get paid for earned but unused “paid time off” hours when they leave a job.

The ruling came in a pair of cases filed by Duane Fischer and Jason Norton against their former employer, PayFlex Systems USA of Omaha.

Four judges backed the workers, who sought payment for their unused PTO hours after leaving the company in July 2010.

According to the opinion, Fischer had a balance of 146.64 hours, worth $6,408.45, and Norton had 120.14 hours, worth $3,864.64.

FULL story at link.

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Workers must get paid for earned but unused 'paid time off,' Nebraska high court rules (Original Post) Omaha Steve May 2013 OP

This is great news. MrYikes May 2013 #1

This in a right to work state newfie11 May 2013 #2

K&R Teamster Jeff May 2013 #3

Watch for a redefinition and adjustment pipoman May 2013 #4

MrYikes

(720 posts)

1. This is great news.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2013, 05:15 AM

May 2013

Around this country there are many managers starting to sweat. Indeed they should.

flex-time has another issue. All hours are not equal. If your work is from 8 to 5 and you are asked to work until 9pm. That is 4 hours extra. Then you are told that you may have 9-11 and 2-4 off, those hours do not have the same importance. The hours you worked took you away from your family, the hours you get back do not give you back to your family and are therefore less important.