PTO Carryover Calculator
See what carries into next year under your cap, and what is lost.
Starting next year with
2 days are lost at year end.
Balance now
7 d
Carries over
5 d
Forfeited
2 d
Paid out
0 d
Forfeiting earned time is unenforceable in several states, including California, Colorado, Illinois and Massachusetts, where earned vacation is treated as wages. Where that applies, the compliant alternative is an accrual cap that pauses further earning rather than deleting a balance. See accrual caps and PTO payout laws.
A carryover cap and a use-it-or-lose-it rule are not the same thing. A cap limits how much moves into next year; forfeiture deletes time already earned. Several states permit the first and prohibit the second. Check your own state before relying on the forfeited figure above.
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