Free resources to help you plan, optimize, and make the most of your paid time off.
Project your PTO balance through any future date. Handles accrual or flat allowance, holidays, and planned trips.
Use the calculator →Turn 10 days of PTO into 24+ days off by strategically placing your vacation around holidays and weekends.
Optimize my PTO →Leaving a job? Estimate how much you'll receive for your unused PTO balance — and check your state's payout laws.
Calculate my payout →Estimate your new take-home pay after a salary raise, including 401k adjustments.
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Step-by-step formulas for every pay schedule — weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly.
Read the guide →Use-it-or-lose-it policies explained, plus which states require employers to pay out unused vacation.
Read the guide →See how your PTO compares nationally, by industry, company size, and years of service.
Read the guide →California treats accrued PTO as earned wages. Use-it-or-lose-it is illegal. Payout is always required at termination.
Read the guide →NY PSST Act, NYC's separate rules, and Paid Family Leave — New York's multi-law paid leave landscape explained.
Read the guide →Texas has minimal PTO requirements. Employer policy governs everything — here's what that means for you.
Read the guide →Florida imposes no PTO requirements and preempts local sick leave laws. What you get depends entirely on your employer.
Read the guide →Illinois's landmark 2024 law requires 40 hours of any-reason paid leave for nearly all workers. Here's how it works.
Read the guide →Washington mandates paid sick leave for all employers and provides 90% wage replacement through PFML. No vacation mandate.
Read the guide →Colorado's HELP Rules treat vacation as earned wages — use-it-or-lose-it is illegal. FAMLI launched paid family leave in 2024.
Read the guide →Massachusetts requires vacation payout at termination and imposes treble damages for wage violations. PFML covers up to 26 weeks.
Read the guide →NJ mandates 40 hours of paid sick leave and has among the broadest family definitions of any state. FLI provides paid family leave.
Read the guide →Connecticut's paid sick leave law is expanding through 2027. CTPL provides up to 14 weeks of family and medical leave pay.
Read the guide →Proposition 206 requires paid sick time for most Arizona employers. Vacation PTO is unregulated — policy governs everything else.
Read the guide →Rhode Island's HSFWA mandates paid sick leave. Courts enforce vacation payout promises. TDI provides 30 weeks, TCI provides 6 weeks.
Read the guide →Minnesota's ESST covers all employers since January 2024. Vacation is treated as earned wages — and final paychecks are due immediately.
Read the guide →Maine was the first state to mandate paid leave usable for any reason. 10+ employee employers must provide 40 hours per year.
Read the guide →New Mexico's Healthy Workplaces Act requires paid sick leave for all employers — no size threshold — with a 64-hour annual cap.
Read the guide →Missouri has no vacation or sick leave mandate and preempts local ordinances. Your rights depend entirely on your employer's written policy.
Read the guide →Louisiana enforces written vacation promises as contracts. Fired employees must receive final pay within 15 days — or employers face 90-day penalties.
Read the guide →Hawaii is the only state requiring employer health coverage (PHCA), and its TDI program provides 26 weeks — the longest in the US.
Read the guide →Delaware's HDFA began paying benefits in January 2026 — up to 12 weeks of parental leave and 6 weeks of medical leave. New law, know your rights.
Read the guide →Wisconsin treats promised vacation as wages enforceable by the DWD. No sick leave mandate. Retroactive policy changes are prohibited.
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