[RickM]

It's common for companies to advise staff of the amount of vacation they are entitled to accrue during a year. This accrual is usually what you see on a pay stub, not the entire "front loaded" amount. Does the stub show your entire vacation entitlement for the year (Front loaded) and then what was deducted (time you took off) from it?

That aside, if you can't recover the remaining vacation pay easily it will not be worth your time pursuing through the court system...unless small claims will handle that type of complaint and for that amount.