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an employer must pay a discharged employee earned wages.
patient assessments and monitoring and documenting dialysis treatment parameters.
the appropriate supervisor, and the needs of the department.
time her employment with Fresenius was terminated.
1 The parties use the terms �paid time off� and �vacation pay� interchangeably.
the term �vacation pay,� we do not distinguish between these terms.
failed to inform the on duty registered nurse about the patient�s cramping.
same day without covering her mouth.
compensated for her accumulated hourly wages but not her accumulated paid time off.
removal to Saint Louis County District Court.
on appeal that she was wrongfully terminated.
district court. Lee v. Fresenius Med. Care, Inc., 719 N.W.2d 222, 223 (Minn. App.
the issue of whether she was wrongfully terminated.
We first consider whether Lee is entitled to payment in lieu of her paid time off.
statute�s clear language to pursue the spirit of the law. Eischen Cabinet Co. v.
Hildebrandt, 683 N.W.2d 813, 815 (Minn. 2004).
Can an Employment Agreement Govern Eligibility for Paid Time Off?
with Minnesota statutes, which do not provide for employee vacation pay as of right.
prohibited by or otherwise in conflict with a statute.
Did an Enforceable Employment Contract Exist Between Fresenius and Lee?
employment contract. Pine River State Bank v. Mettille, 333 N.W.2d 622, 625-27 (Minn.
consideration for the offer.� Id. at 626-27.
contract entitle her to payment in lieu of paid time off.
Is Paid Time Off �Wages� for Purposes of Section 181.13(a)?
hour, week, month, or piece or by commissions, the employer is in default.
Is Lee Entitled to Payment for Her Earned but Unused Paid Time Off?
the terms of the employment contract�ineligible for payment in lieu of paid time off.
that her paid time off constitutes wages actually earned under the statute.
must pay a discharged employee.
�provide[s] for a penalty, [the statute] should be strictly construed.� Chatfield v.
owed to a discharged employee. Holman v. CPT Corp., 457 N.W.2d 740, 743 (Minn.
question of fact inappropriate for resolution on a summary judgment motion).
contracted-for benefits to employees under employment agreements.
within a statutorily-defined time period. See Minn. Stat. � 181.101 (2006).
as to vacation-pay rights is wholly contractual.� 247 Minn. at 177, 77 N.W.2d at 206.
company on December 1. 247 Minn. at 180, 77 N.W.2d at 207 (discussing Treloar v.
condition present in the contract reviewed in Treloar. See also Simons v. Midwest Tel.
5 �Section 3.08 makes no such provision as was done in the case of Treloar v.
Steggeman * * *.� Tynan, 247 Minn. at 180, 77 N.W.2d at 207.
Minn. at 180, 77 N.W.2d at 207.
those dates.� Simons, 433 F. Supp. 2d at 1011.
subsequent�of making a timely request and receiving authorization from her supervisor.
less labor will inevitably create.
wage payments after discharge, not the substantive issue of what must be paid as wages.
Md. Code Ann., [Labor and Employment] � 3-505 (LexisNexis 2006). In Rhoads v.
time off by accepting the terms of the employment contract.
could be unintended, collateral consequences for other vacation-benefit policies.
Langager. McConkey v. Flathead Elec. Coop., 125 P.3d 1121, 1125-26 (Mont. 2005).
reasonable conditions on benefits at the time those benefits are earned.
owe benefit compensation to employees.
district�s court grant of summary judgment in favor of Fresenius.
terminated Lee not for the alleged misconduct, but because of her union activity.
raised for the first time on appeal. Thiele v. Stich, 425 N.W.2d 580, 582 (Minn. 1988).
cannot be raised on appeal.
We conclude that Lee is not entitled to a remand for trial.
correctly holds that paid time off constitutes wages for purposes of section 181.13(a).
earned but unused PTO unless required by state law.
hours worked. There is a maximum amount of PTO that may be accrued.
Extended Sick Leave (ESL) bank, instead of your PTO bank.
any other type of additional pay.
PTO may be requested and scheduled at any time during the year.
181.13(a), that should be the end of the inquiry.
employment contract that grants paid time off.
There are a number of problems with this general proposition.
and how often she is paid. But if paid time off is wages, once it has been earned Minn.
conditional right to wages for work actually performed is no right at all.
paid the handbook refers only to paid time off that has already been earned but not used.
paid time off is not really �wages� at all.
otherwise earned. Similarly, the Maryland statute at issue in Rhoads v. F.D.I.C., 956 F.
payment of wages �actually earned and unpaid at the time of the discharge.� Minn. Stat.
�earned,� but does not allow for divestiture of wages once they are earned.
collective bargaining agreement as a member of the Radio Broadcast Technicians Union.
conditioned upon fulfilling certain continuous periods of employment.
on May 1 of the year following the completion of the period of service.
there are no conditions precedent on the earning of vacation.
Minn. Stat. � 181.79 (2006).
Simons v. Midwest Tel. Sales & Service, Inc., 433 F. Supp. 2d 1007 (D. Minn.
employee was not entitled to be paid, but the facts of that case differ from those here.
time off earned during pay periods in which Lee allegedly committed no misconduct.
legislature has spoken and the statute controls.
federal court�s interpretation of the statute.

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