You work hard for your money. But so does the janitor cleaning toilets in local government buildings. We are also opposed to SB 126, which prohibits workers from carrying over vacation time from one year to the next. From a practical standpoint, this legislation would be pre-empted by the National Labor Relations Act for most of our private sector members. For other workers, the bill seems to be a solution in search of a problem.
Vacation time is an earned benefit in lieu of wages.
Because of varying worker and employer schedules, vacation time is frequently carried over from one year to the next, often with a cap on the amount of vacation time that can be accumulated. There is no reason why the state should insert themselves into this process to the financial detriment of the worker.