Usually by this time of year, employees have burned some paid time off (PTO) on spring-break trips or early-summer getaways.
But with nowhere to get away to during the COVID-19 pandemic, PTO has gone largely unused — and some companies are bracing for an explosion of vacation requests.
“As people slowly get back to the office, there could be a PTO bomb whereby everyone will want to take their PTO by year’s end,” said Brian Alcala, an employment attorney with Nixon Peabody who represents management.