If you have earned vacation time and quit without notice can employer keep money?
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If you have earned vacation time and quit without notice can employer keep money?
I had 30 hours earned vacation time. I asked for 24 hours and took those days.
While I was on vacation I had decided to quit and did. However I had quit
previously for the same reasons. Employers called me over and over to come back
saying things would change. I came back and absolutely nothing changed. I was
employed for over 4 years there.
Asked on April 12, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Your state does not require employers to pay out accrued/earned but unused vacation time when employment ends. An employer can set its own policy about whether to pay out vacation time and, if so, under what circumstances. So your employer could either refuse to ever pay out vacation pay, or could have a policy that you must give sufficient notice to have your days paid out; this would be legal.
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