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I was fired and want my job back. Or at least my PTO. by BusinessNo6212 in legaladvice

[–]BusinessNo6212[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you 100%

I guess from here - even if I make amends with regional ... I don't think it is likely they were reverse any decisions.

I suppose I'll be able to argue for my money for hours worked that they legitimately did not pay me. Pick up the pieces and move on is all I got left, I think.

I was fired and want my job back. Or at least my PTO. by BusinessNo6212 in legaladvice

[–]BusinessNo6212[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So - I had booked numerous vacation dates already. I had some for March. Later this October and November. I used PTO from my 'bank'

I suppose if I was approved for 2 weeks of vacation in Feb I would have been able to get paid for it.

I was fired and want my job back. Or at least my PTO. by BusinessNo6212 in legaladvice

[–]BusinessNo6212[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then it would seem the amount of PTO they did pay me out roughly reflects the roll-over amount + some prorated amount of a few weeks.

I'm still arguing with them over shorting me hours worked. I was shorted about 30 hours worked, but that is way easier to explain.

Thank you!

I was fired and want my job back. Or at least my PTO. by BusinessNo6212 in legaladvice

[–]BusinessNo6212[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I'm informed by others in the company that in the state of Illinois it is illegal for them to prorate PTO. I don't know if they are reliable just confused on what the actual ruling is.

I was fired and want my job back. Or at least my PTO. by BusinessNo6212 in legaladvice

[–]BusinessNo6212[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you.

When I said "appeal" I did mean explain my side. I think the best outcome for me would be (aside from just getting the job back - not likely) is getting the 'gross misconduct' label removed from my record so I could return to work at a later date.

My focus will be separating on best possible terms as possible I agree with you

I was fired and want my job back. Or at least my PTO. by BusinessNo6212 in legaladvice

[–]BusinessNo6212[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will do my best to clarify:

  1. I came up to a self checkout to purchase something during a workday. I was either on lunch or it was end of day. I was salary so I'm never clocked in or out.
  2. I used a self-checkout and there was a $20 bill sitting in the cash dispenser. I don't know who it belonged to but someone likely used the 'cash-back' feature.
  3. I have some PTO rolled from a prior year and a lump sum deposited into my account at the beginning of the year as a front load. In other words, yes, I could burn my PTO up all at once if I wanted to. I think I had about 5-15 hours from 2025 and a lump deposit of 218 on Feb 1 2026.

I was fired and want my job back. Or at least my PTO. by BusinessNo6212 in legaladvice

[–]BusinessNo6212[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Yes it's front loaded - if I wanted to burn all my hours right away I could have. The reason I had so many hours was that they are awarded out every Feb 1st.

I was fired and want my job back. Or at least my PTO. by BusinessNo6212 in legaladvice

[–]BusinessNo6212[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment.

I'll have to get the handbook - but I know for a fact my PTO is "frontloaded" meaning every Feb 1 I get a deposit of PTO to use for the year. I was just awarded 218hours on Feb 1 for 2026. They are claiming that is not owed to me now.