Do employees earn PTO hours while on FMLA leave?

Q. We have a Paid Time Off (PTO) policy in which employees earn a percentage of PTO based on every hour up to 80 hours that they work. If they take PTO for a vacation day they earn that percentage on those PTO hours. In our FMLA policy, we state that employees do not earn benefits during leave. This means that during FMLA leave, they would not earn additional PTO during that time (even if they are using PTO for those hours). It also means that during an FMLA leave, they are not accruing worked hours. (This determines where they are on the step scales.) Any issues with this? – Sandra, Minnesota