Far be it from me to judge, but my take on the matter is perhaps you might gain a little credibility with your audience here if you moved away from talk of entitlement, to one of, responsibility.
What do you think is fair?
What do you think is fair, if you were your employer?
Having answered those questions, why not strike a deal with your employer in the absence of any clarification and take the moral high ground.
At the moment, following the law and company policy, strikes me as stooping to the lowest common denominator.
My wife is a pilot.
Good luck with whatever you decide.