i just quit my job, and i turned in a paper to input my vacation hours i had left.?

[Teyanna]

is it illegal if they dont put it in like i requested? cant i cash in my vacation hrs and sick hours that i worked so hard for?

[thekid]

There is no legal obligation for them to pay out your vacation. It's a matter of company policy. Sick hours you almost never get paid for. If you resigned and gave notice, they shouldn't have an issue with paying the vacation out.

[Judy]

Vacation, most places yes. Sick hours, most places no.

[Moi]

Yes. Normally, they will let you know that you can not take vacation once you have put in your resignation.
They will just cash you out.

What state are you in ?

[Freefromdrama]

The answer is no it is not illegal for a company to decline paying either vacation or sick time after you resign. In large well established companies the employee policy guidelines will state the company's policy on pay out of vacation or sick time, with a two (2) week notice. That is the reason most experienced employees use all vacation and sick time prior to handing in their resignation.

As a Vice President for 20 years at a major bank on Wall Street the hand written policy was clear that you received in your paycheck payment for unused vacation days based upon the time of year you resigned.

Example: If you were due 3 weeks vacation and resigned prior to March 31 you were not paid for any unused vacation time. In the event you resigned June 31 you received two weeks vacation. If you resigned in October you would receive payment for all unused vacation time.
Under no circumstances were you paid for unused sick time.