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Should you disclose a planned vacation when interviewing?
20 Nov 2023

Should you disclose a planned vacation when interviewing?

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I have booked a cruise for March, 2024.  I have already paid for it.  I am also, very unexpectedly, interviewing for a new job.  I think I may get an offer in early December.  I am nervous that if … Continued

accommodations, interview, interviewing, interviewing strategies, job doc blog, vacation, vacation policy, vacation time
Requesting alternative holidays
29 May 2023

Requesting alternative holidays

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  Many Americans celebrate about 10 to 12 well-known holidays per year.  There are holidays, which are more important to me, that I would like to celebrate in lieu of the common US holidays.  What are my options?  How do … Continued

holidays, job doc blog, time off, unused vacation time, vacation time
As part of your notice period, can you take your vacation or sick time?
28 Jun 2021

As part of your notice period, can you take your vacation or sick time?

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I am preparing to accept another job soon.  I want to quit and to use my vacation days as part of my two-week notice.  I have six days of vacation time that I am owed.  Then I want to … Continued

job doc blog, leaving a job, new job, sick time, unused vacation time, vacation payout, vacation policy, vacation time
Vacation time payout
8 Feb 2021

Vacation time payout

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I recently gave notice to my current employer and accepted a role, which would give me more flexibility.  For the past four years, I received four weeks of vacation time.  I expected to take some time off this summer.  … Continued

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Unused vacation time in 2020
22 Jun 2020

Unused vacation time in 2020

by Ethan Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I run a small consulting firm.  Thankfully many of us have been able to work from home since the middle of March.  Now I am worried about vacation time.  Many of our employees have been unable to use their … Continued

coronavirus, Information technology, job doc blog, unused vacation time, vacation time
Vacation time off requests during the holiday season
23 Dec 2019

Vacation time off requests during the holiday season

by Ethan Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  Every year, I hope to take time off around the holidays.  Every year, my request is denied.  Everyone else in the company seems to be able to take time off.  Why? They have family out of state.  Or they … Continued

job doc blog, time off, vacation, vacation time
Does my employer owe me vacation time?
25 Jul 2019

Does my employer owe me vacation time?

by Ethan Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I just resigned from my employer.  In my original offer letter, I was given four weeks of vacation.  Since my last day of work was July 12, my understanding was that I would leave with money in my pocket.  … Continued

employee benefits, employment law, job doc blog, resignation, vacation time
Thoughts on how to handle the death of an employee’s spouse
25 Feb 2019

Thoughts on how to handle the death of an employee’s spouse

by Ethan Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: Recently we had an employee whose spouse died.  The employee took off a week of work and then returned to work part-time in the office and part-time at home, for a week or so.  We don’t have a bereavement … Continued

employee rights, job doc blog, salary, sick time, vacation time
I can schedule a vacation when I want, can’t I?
23 Apr 2018

I can schedule a vacation when I want, can’t I?

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I work for a large employer in the metro Boston area.  I have requested several days off later this year, avoiding very popular vacation weeks.  Some of these requests have been denied because of “staffing issues.”  I have earned … Continued

employment law, job doc blog, Mass. law, salary and benefits, vacation, vacation policy, vacation time
Changes to the PTO benefit
31 Jul 2017

Changes to the PTO benefit

by Amy Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  My company recently changed many of our benefits plans.  We used to have vacation, personal holiday, etc.  Now, all of our time has been consolidated into one bank of time, called a Paid Time Off (PTO) bank.  Is this … Continued

employee benefits, employee rights, paid time off, sick time, vacation time

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