Surprised this isn't illegal in most states. Good on California for having the law. And of course, if you do take PTO that you haven't accrued yet for the year

Surprised this isn't illegal in most states. Good on California for having the law. And of course, if you do take PTO that you haven't accrued yet for the year, and then leave, companies will claw it back, that's legal and "fair" but paying it out if you don't take it and have some left somehow never managed to becomes a law. It's also disappointing that this comes from BuzzFeed. One would expect this from some fast food restaurant chain and BuzzFeed would be at the forefront, doing a lot more for its employees.