The laws governing Paid Time Off vacation payout at termination by state are largely left to the discretion of the employer. There are a few states that do mandate PTO at termination of employment, and a few enforce "use-it-or-lose-it" PTO policies. Here is a look at the different PTO policies:
Which State Has Use-it-or-lose-it Policies? PTO at Termination Policies?
- Alabama - No PTO policies
- Alaska - No PTO policies
- Arizona - No PTO policies
- Arkansas - No PTO policies
- California - Has use-it-or-lose-it policies and pays out PTO upon termination
- Colorado - Has use-it-or-lose-it policies and pays out PTO upon termination
- Connecticut - No PTO policies
- Delaware - No PTO policies
- D.C. - No PTO policies
- Florida - No PTO policies
- Georgia - No PTO policies
- Hawaii - No PTO policies
- Idaho - No PTO policies
- Illinois - No PTO policies aisde from requiring PTO payout upon termination
- Indiana - No PTO policies aisde from requiring PTO payout upon termination
- Iowa - No PTO policies
- Kansas - No PTO policies
- Kentucky - No PTO policies
- Louisiana - No PTO policies aisde from requiring PTO payout upon termination
- Maine - No PTO policies
- Maryland - No PTO policies
- Massachusetts - No PTO policies aisde from requiring PTO payout upon termination
- Michigan - No PTO policies
- Minnesota - No PTO policies
- Mississippi - No PTO policies
- Missouri - No PTO policies
- Montana - Has use-it-or-lose-it policies and pays out PTO upon termination
- Nebraska - Has use-it-or-lose-it policies and pays out PTO upon termination
- Nevada - No PTO policies
- New Hampshire - No PTO policies
- New Jersey - No PTO policies
- New Mexico - No PTO policies
- New York - No PTO policies
- North Carolina - No PTO policies
- North Dakota - No PTO policies
- Ohio - No PTO policies
- Oklahoma - No PTO policies
- Oregon - No PTO policies
- Pennsylvania - No PTO policies
- Rhode Island - No PTO policies aisde from requiring PTO payout upon termination
- South Carolina - No PTO policies
- South Dakota - No PTO policies
- Tennessee - No PTO policies
- Texas - No PTO policies
- Utah - No PTO policies
- Vermont - No PTO policies
- Virginia - No PTO policies
- Washington - No PTO policies
- West Virginia - Has use-it-or-lose-it politics, but no termination policies
- Wisconsin - Has use-it-or-lose-it politics, but no termination policies
- Wyoming - Has use-it-or-lose-it politics, but no termination policies