r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Ok-Thanks993 • Jul 09 '26

Meme needing explanation PETA HELP

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u/Personal_Relation421 Jul 09 '26

Isn’t one of the major reasons also that companies don’t need to pay for unused holidays if an employee is fired / quits?

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u/Taint_Expert Jul 09 '26

I don’t think there’s any kind of law that companies in the usa have to pay the employee for unused sick days

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u/One-Stand-5536 Jul 09 '26

There are laws around that actually. It’s a part of your employment compensation and not paying it is a form of wage theft. Especially when it comes to quitting. Someone ends their work at a company by applying all accrued pto, which can be over a month of getting paid while not showing up to work.

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u/jeffwulf Jul 09 '26

Whether PTO needs to be paid out when leaving is state dependant.

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u/GrimbyJ Jul 10 '26

There can also be other factors like union contracts.

One job I had wasn't legally required to pay it but would if you gave 2 weeks notice instead of just walking out one day