Vacation Archives - Knudsen Law

I’ve been fired. Can an attorney help me?

Nebraska is an employment at will state. Generally an employer can fire you for any reason and the employee can't do anything about it. Usually an attorney can't help you when you're fired from your job. However, an attorney may be able to help you in the following circumstances: Were you fired because of discrimination based [...]

Another PTO payout challenge under the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act

Nebraska employers know that unused vacation time must be paid out to an employee within two weeks of termination, or on the net regular payday, whichever is sooner. In 2008, a judge of the Lancaster County Court applied that payout requirement to paid time off (PTO) as well, but the decision was overturned on appeal to the District Court. The [...]