How to Get Paid for Sick Time When Quitting a Job
When you quit a job the last thing you want to do is lose your paid vacation and sick time. Many states require companies pay you for any earned vacation time but sick time is another matter altogether. Whether you are paid for unused sick time will depend more on the company you work for than the state where you work. Even if you can't get paid in cash for your sick time there are options for breaking even on your sick time.
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Read through your company's employee manual to determine the company policy on paying out sick time. If the policy is in the handbook, follow the guidelines listed to get your sick time paid when you quit.
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Ask the human resources office what the company policy is on paying out sick time. Find a way to ask without letting on that you plan to quit. Follow through with the policy if the company will pay your sick time.
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Use your remaining sick time before quitting if your company does not pay remaining sick time once you quit. This will only work if you do not have an extraordinary amount of sick time remaining.
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