It does not appear that the employer is required to pay you for the 2 week notice period that you did not work. Give notice immediately and give them 3 weeks.If they want to ef around with your vacation, you can say that it's take it or leave it for you. Can you use vacation time for 2 weeks' notice? Managers may be able to deny PTO requests from employees who resign with a 2-week notice letter. If you have accrued 2 weeks worth of paid time off, you can put in your 2 week notice and use then use that PTO to cover your last 2 weeks. For example, they may put in their two weeks' notice, take the next two weeks off as PTO, but actually start their new job immediately. There's also the option to turn your "2 weeks notice" into a "3 weeks notice": state your intention to leave 2 weeks before your PTO starts. It's pretty standard to give your employer at least two weeks notice when you quit. There are no federal or state laws that require an employee to provide two weeks' notice to his or her employer before quitting.