My employer switched to an unlimited time off policy this year and my manager just denied my vacation request for the summer. He said it was too much time to take off.

After a woman's time off request was denied by her boss, she asked other parents what they would do in her shoes. The mom said that she wanted to take off for her son's first birthday, and even ...

Dempsey-Beggs said she has denied time off requests in the past for medical emergencies, family issues, and other major life milestones — but for good reason.