Some workers in Texas are being told that they must use vacation time or forgo pay for days lost to the power crisis.
Dozens of employers in Texas are forcing their employees to dig into their vacation time to account for days they didn’t work due to the winter storm, or else go without pay for those days, The Daily Beast reports. Last week, millions of Texans were left without power, some for days, as a winter storm hit the state and froze energy producers, leaving the state’s independent grid floundering. Many people were unable to go to work as they faced immediate hazards like freezing cold indoor temperatures, burst pipes leading to collapsed ceilings, and later, food and water shortages. Many have died from reasons relating to the power outages, and the real death toll won’t be known for weeks or months. Still, as Steven Monacelli at The Daily Beast reports, several large companies and the city of Dallas have decided that workers who faced these issues at home should either use paid time off or forgo their pay for days spent dealing with the energy crisis. Many of the companies are in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, reports the outlet, which was one of the many areas that was hit hard by power outages.
