Time Off Policies Undergoing Change
Employers have begun to rethink their time off policies and the trend is away from specific days off for specific reasons and toward more of a universal time bank. Under the universal time back theory, employees are given a set number of days to use for any reason they wish. They no longer need to classify the time as vacation, sick or personal.
This article goes on to suggest that more employers should be looking at policies in connection with disasters and disruptions, noting that most companies have no policies on this subject. That notwithstanding, in the face of disasters many companies are very generous, continuing pay as long as they can.
One of the big problems here is the seemingly inflexibility of our nation's wage and hour laws. If we dock an exempt employee who works at any point during the week, the Department of Labor will have a fit!