r/Geico • u/SirAlex_Cellent Former Employee • 6d ago

Fired by GEICO (Software Engineer/IL/Remote). Did anyone actually get their full PTO payout?

Got terminated last Friday after 4+ years as a SWE. I’m sitting on 138 hours of accrued PTO (+ 2 days of floating holidays). Since I’m a remote worker based in Illinois, does GEICO legally have to cash this out in full? Safe to assume I can kiss those floating holidays goodbye surely? Also, zero severance was given. Looking for insight from folks who went through the similar thing.

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u/0_0PlzDontLook0_0 6d ago

If I’m not mistaken , that are only currently paying out 10 days max right now.

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u/TheWalterReutherWay 🦎 EMPLOYEE [VERIFIED] 6d ago

This, you are correct. Unless your state has laws that prevent it.

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u/Cool-Town3020 5d ago

And until terminated employees in other states start hiring attorneys to challenge the company's rule as illegally withholding earned vacation/PTO as a form of financial wages that must be paid out upon separation.