That is barbaric.
Anyone who works a regular 40 hrs should get at LEAST 2 weeks a year of PTO - that would be 1.54 hrs per week.
Those business that reduce to 39 hrs should be brought up on charges.
Say - did they ever abolish slavery in Illinois?
Sounds like a place where the rich people make the rules.
GET OUT OF THERE RUSS. You deserve more vacay than that!