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by ktsmith 4967 days ago
> Because the company must pay out in cash the whole PTO balance when the employee leaves, the company actually has to keep (often very significant amounts of) cash on hand in proportion to the collective banked PTO amounts.

Depends on the state. Many states let the employer decide if they want to have a pay out policy or a "use it or lose it" policy.