MT, TN, NY & Others - Do you have to pay accrued sick leave

Crash · January 2004

I found the following statement in a list of questions about state laws: "There are also 15 states (MT and TN added in last two years) which do not allow for a use it or lose it policy for sick leave accrual. That is, should an employee have sick leave left at the time of termination, accrued but unused sick leave must be paid." I have searched, and also checked with other sources, and cannot find a list of states that require payment of accrued sick leave at the time of termination. Another very dependable source suggested that, to their knowledge, no state required the payment of sick leave at the time of termination. I would appreciate input from any of you who are from states that have this requirement.

tafowl · January 2004

I just looked at the State of Tennessee web site and found no reference to accrued sick leave. It says that you must pay any accrued vacation owed at the time of termination, but it does not mention sick leave anywhere in the regulations.

Hope this helps.

Tammi

MT, TN, NY & Others - Do you have to pay accrued sick leave

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