Then your employer announces a new PTO policy: From now on, only a limited amount of PTO can be rolled over, which means ...

Imagine working for the same company for more than a decade. You've never been one to take long vacations, and your paid time off (PTO) balance has quietly climbed to more than 1,000 hours. Then your ...

In an issue of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that paid time off (“PTO”) is not a form of salary under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and, therefore, ...

Linda Bond Edwards is of counsel with RumbergerKirk and represents employers in the private and public sectors in matters involving employment and labor issues. She can be reached at [email protected] ...

Whether employers are required to pay out accrued but unused PTO is strictly a matter of state law. Some state laws specifically require such payouts -- at least for some types of PTO like vacation.

If you reward high-performing staff with extra time off instead of cold, hard bonus cash, they may feel more human. This ...

As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

Unlimited PTO (Paid Time Off) has been a hotly debated topic in recent years, with some companies embracing it as a perk for employees, while others remain skeptical. On the one hand, unlimited PTO ...

An Amerisleep.com survey revealed that 37 percent of Americans used vacation days in the past year just to rest.

Nearly 25% of American workers took no vacation days last year despite having PTO, with heavy workloads and workplace guilt ...