My former employer will not pay me for the vacation days i had left before I resign from the job. He told me that the vacation days are use them or loose them but that wasn't stated in the employee handbook that I received.
You should sue your former employer for your vacation pay. Under Florida law you can also than recover your court costs and lawyers fees. I have bloged on this topic, to check it out go to my employee rights blog www.takethisjobnshoveitblog.com.