I’m an Accenture US employee, we just received an email stating we are required to take PTO during the week of Christmas. Is this legal?

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It’s morally illegal

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Yes. In the US vacation is not mandated/required outside of specific items/state requirements. So an employer can decide whether or not they give you vacation time and technically when you can use it.

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Two things: you are expected to take PTOs only if you’re not producing client value - basically you’re on bench without any BD work either. Another, it’s called Holidays and not Christmas. Forget the political correctness here, it essentially negates the argument that the time off applies to certain faith only 😉

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Technically they are forcing you to take vacation in order to compensate for time they think you will not be billable.

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Why would it not be legal?

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Let the complaint begin!

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It’s called a “furlough” and yes

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Unless you’re in California. Illegal in CA.

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Who wants to work during that week anyway??

Accenture be like

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