California should force state workers to use up their vacation time rather than bank it until retirement, the Legislative Analyst’s Office said after finding the cost to taxpayers has reached a historic high.
More than 23,700 public employees have exceeded the maximum vacation days they can bank, after time off increased by 50% when workers were forced to take unpaid leave, or furloughs, to trim payroll costs, the LAO said yesterday in a report. The liability for unused leave grew to $3.9 billion in 2011 from $1.4 billion in 2003, according to state figures.
