Employee Vacation Laws In Georgia

The state of Georgia does not have any labor laws that require employers to provide employees with time-off benefits, such as a paid or unpaid vacations. This does not mean employers cannot make vacation time available to their employees. An employer is able to make such a benefit available as long as it is given in ordinance with an established policy or employment contract.  Employers in the state of Georgia have the legal right to establish a contract denying or allowing vacation time in a work place. Contracts and employment policies are highly advised when making these type of unnecessary benefits available.  

Vacation Employment Contracts and Policies 

If a vacation time contract or policy is in place with the acknowledgement and consent of the employees, employers must always remember that they will be legally obligated to provide vacation time. Courts encourage employers to follow the constitutional format of a contract when trying to implement these types of benefits in the workplace. Contracts and policies help settle and prevent legal disputes in court between an employer and an employee 

Georgia’s Legislature and courts remain unexpressed when it comes to the ruling of paid collected vacation time during the process of termination of an employment relationship. This means employers are not legally obligated to pay for accrued vacation time, unless the employment contract states otherwise. Employment contracts may also include terms relating to accrued vacations, such as caps and “use-it-or-lose’ policies.