But isn’t CA eventually going to go after companies who are obviously just trying to circumvent payouts when it becomes clear that they block employees from taking off as much time as they want?
There are bound to be employees who want 3 months vacation and will get fired for taking it.
Maybe, but given that there’s no requirement that companies offer any vacation time, it seems unlikely to me (a non-lawyer) that a case like that would succeed. “Unlimited” is probably couched in “subject to your team and manager’s requirements” language in employment contracts.
There are bound to be employees who want 3 months vacation and will get fired for taking it.