Florida does not require employers to cash out unused PTO or vacation when a job ends. Whether accrued time is paid depends on the employer’s written policy or contract, plus what to do when a promised payout is withheld.
Texas does not require employers to pay out unused PTO at termination. Unused vacation or PTO is owed only when a written policy or employment agreement promises it, enforceable through the Texas Payday Law.
Ohio has no statute requiring unused PTO to be paid out at termination. Whether you receive a payout turns on your employer’s written policy and Ohio wage law.
Earned, unused vacation and most PTO are part of final compensation in Illinois and must be paid when a job ends. Here is what the law requires, when the payout is due, and how to recover it.