[joezydeco]

You need to know your local/state laws when leaving a job.

In Illinois, for example, you must have your final paycheck (including all backpay in arrears and unused PTO/vacation pay) paid to you when you leave or, at the latest, the next scheduled pay period where your coworkers would have been paid.

Employers can't withhold unpaid PTO that you earned just because you don't give enough notice.