California law gives employees many more rights and benefits than required under federal law. For example, in California accrued vacation pay is treated as wages and must be paid out upon termination. The  state of California makes this very clear on their website: “Vacation pay accrues (adds up) as it is earned, and cannot be forfeited, even upon termination of employment, regardless of the reason for the termination.” Certainly, then, any California employer who failed to pay accrued … Read entire article »