Imagine working diligently for 25 years and saving up your vacation and sick days, only to not get paid for that time despite your employer’s many promises.
This is exactly what happened to Maureen Pichl, according to an ABC7 report.
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Pichl worked for 25 years as a paraprofessional for the New York City Department of Education before retiring in 2024. During her working years, she accrued a substantial number of unused vacation and sick days — 108, according to documents shown in the story.
Pichl told ABC7 that her employer promised to pay out this unused time in installments over a three-year period after her retirement, with the first check coming within a year of her leaving work…