Vacation Pay At Work

Many employers limit the amount of vacation they will allow an employee to carry in their bank. The reason is that large banks of vacation hours create a bookkeeping problem and represent potentially large liabilities that are sitting out there. I would need more information about the situation to decide whether there is an enforcable promise that is not being honored. You say that the employer never enforced the policy, but is there such a policy? Does the employer cash-out vacation at the end of employment? Does the employer require you to schedule vacation in advance and thereby can limit the vacation you take every year? If you want to challenge this, on the basis that they are taking part of the compensation you were promised, you could file an action in small claims court and see what happens.