Vacation Carryover

To take PTO requires two days of notice to the supervisor and Human Resources unless the PTO is used for legitimate, unexpected illness or emergencies. (Use the Paid Time Off form to request PTO.) In all instances, PTO must be approved by the employee's supervisor in advance.

According to California law, PTO and vacation are wages that have been earned by, but not yet paid to, the employee. Once you earn vacation or PTO, it cannot be taken away. This means "use it or lose it" policies, in which employees must use vacation by a certain date or forfeit it, are illegal in California.

If an employer does not have a written policy that limits pay for accrued, unused vacation to a departing employee, the employee is entitled to the cash value of whatever earned, unused vacation is left. The employer is not required to make these payments if the employer has both: Established a written policy.

As part of an incentive plan, employers may allow their staff to carry over any unused vacation days from one calendar year into the next, to be used at a later date. The amount of time that can be carried over will vary greatly from one employer to the nextaccording to each individual company's policy.

Can I deny vacation requests even when an employee has accrued vacation? Yes. California employers are not required to provide paid vacation or paid-time-off (PTO) under California law, but if they choose to do so there are rules that must be followed.

Some employers find it easier to combine the employees' vacation, sick and personal leave, and call it PTO.An employer must allow accrued, unused, paid sick leave to be carried over to the next year (but a cap on carryover hours of no less than 48 hours or six days is permitted).

In general, yes, employers may require the use of vacation/paid time off (PTO) and restrict its use.For consistency, employers should have policies regarding the use of PTO. Many employers have peak operating times when an employee's absence would cause a hardship.

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An employee's vacation will roll over year to year, but once he or she reaches 17.5 days, no more vacation will accrue until the vacation bank falls below that amount.