{"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "asset_type": "deadline", "body": "Every state sets its own deadline for paying a departing employee's final wages, and most states set two different deadlines depending on whether the employee was fired (often immediate or within days) or quit voluntarily (often the next scheduled payday). Several states also set a specific penalty for a late final paycheck \u2014 California's waiting-time penalty continues the employee's daily wage for up to 30 days; Massachusetts mandates treble damages. Existing 50-state charts are maintained by payroll vendors as marketing content and, with one exception, do not cite or link the state's own statute per row \u2014 a comparison chart that cannot be checked against its own source. Each record is one state, with the deadline for an involuntary termination, the deadline for a voluntary quit where it differs, any stated penalty for late payment, and the statute or agency page it comes from, each backed by a verbatim quote. Answers 'how long does my employer have to give me my last paycheck in [state]' and 'what happens if my final paycheck is late'.\n", "description": "Every state sets its own deadline for paying a departing employee's final wages, and most states set two different deadlines depending on whether the employee was fired (often immediate or within days) or quit voluntarily (often the next scheduled payday). Several states also set a specific penalty for a late final paycheck \u2014 California's waiting-time penalty continues the employee's daily wage for up to 30 days; Massachusetts mandates treble damages. Existing 50-state charts are maintained by payroll vendors as marketing content and, with one exception, do not cite or link the state's own statute per row \u2014 a comparison chart that cannot be checked against its own source. Each record is one state, with the deadline for an involuntary termination, the deadline for a voluntary quit where it differs, any stated penalty for late payment, and the statute or agency page it comes from, each backed by a verbatim quote. Answers 'how long does my employer have to give me my last paycheck in [state]' and 'what happens if my final paycheck is late'.", "file": "index.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "key_field": "jurisdiction", "licence": "unknown", "sources": ["https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00353.htm", "https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm", "https://cdle.colorado.gov/sites/cdle/files/colorado_wage_act_revised_august_6,_2025_for_posting.pdf", "https://cdle.colorado.gov/sites/cdle/files/INFO%20%233A%20Timing%20of%20Wage%20Payments,%20&%20Required%20Record-Keeping%2007.11.2023%20accessible.pdf", "https://cdle.colorado.gov/sites/cdle/files/INFO%20%232B%20Orders%20of%20Wages,%20Penalties,%20Fines,%20and%20Consequences%20for%20Non-Compliance%2008.01.2023%20accessible.pdf", "https://labor.illinois.gov/faqs/wage-payment-faq.html", "https://labor.illinois.gov/laws-rules/fls/wpca-penalties.html", "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-wages", "https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/employment-termination", "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-608.html", "https://labor.nv.gov/About/Frequently_Asked_Questions/Frequently_Asked_Questions_-_About_Us/", "https://www.nj.gov/labor/wageandhour/tools-resources/laws/selectedstatelaborlaws.shtml", "https://dol.ny.gov/frequency-pay-faq", "https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/paychecks.aspx", "https://efte.twc.texas.gov/final_pay.html", "https://efte.twc.texas.gov/final_pay_severance_benefits.html", "https://laborcommission.utah.gov/divisions/utah-antidiscrimination-and-labor-uald/wage-claim/", "https://www.lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/getting-paid/", "https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/laborstandards/wages.htm"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "title": "Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "dataset", "verified": false} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Arizona\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** within seven working days or the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** no later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the termination occurred\n\n> When an employee quits the service of an employer he shall be paid in the usual manner all wages due him no later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the termination occurred.\n\n**Penalty for late payment:** guilty of a petty offense\n\n> A person violating this section is guilty of a petty offense.\n\n**Statute or source:** 23-353\n\n> 23-353. Payment of wages of discharged employee; violation; classification\n\n> When an employee is discharged from the service of an employer, he shall be paid wages due him within seven working days or the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "arizona.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "arizona", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "within seven working days or the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner", "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "late_payment_penalty": "guilty of a petty offense", "quote_late_payment_penalty": "A person violating this section is guilty of a petty offense.", "quote_statute_citation": "23-353. Payment of wages of discharged employee; violation; classification", "quote_voluntary_quit_deadline": "When an employee quits the service of an employer he shall be paid in the usual manner all wages due him no later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the termination occurred.", "source_quote": "When an employee is discharged from the service of an employer, he shall be paid wages due him within seven working days or the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner.", "sources": ["https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00353.htm"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "23-353", "title": "Arizona \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "no later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the termination occurred"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** California\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** immediately at the time of termination\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** within 72 hours of quitting\n\n> An employee without a written employment contract for a definite period of time who quits without giving 72 hours prior notice must be paid all of his or her wages, including accrued vacation, within 72 hours of quitting.\n\n**Penalty for late payment:** an amount equal to the employee's daily rate of pay for each day the wages remain unpaid, up to a maximum of thirty (30) calendar days\n\n> The waiting time penalty is an amount equal to the employee's daily rate of pay for each day the wages remain unpaid, up to a maximum of thirty (30) calendar days.\n\n**Statute or source:** Labor Code Sections 201 and 227.3\n\n> An employee who is discharged must be paid all of his or her wages, including accrued vacation, immediately at the time of termination. Labor Code Sections 201 and 227.3\n\nSource: \n", "file": "california.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "california", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "immediately at the time of termination", "jurisdiction": "California", "late_payment_penalty": "an amount equal to the employee's daily rate of pay for each day the wages remain unpaid, up to a maximum of thirty (30) calendar days", "quote_late_payment_penalty": "The waiting time penalty is an amount equal to the employee's daily rate of pay for each day the wages remain unpaid, up to a maximum of thirty (30) calendar days.", "quote_voluntary_quit_deadline": "An employee without a written employment contract for a definite period of time who quits without giving 72 hours prior notice must be paid all of his or her wages, including accrued vacation, within 72 hours of quitting.", "source_quote": "An employee who is discharged must be paid all of his or her wages, including accrued vacation, immediately at the time of termination. Labor Code Sections 201 and 227.3", "sources": ["https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "Labor Code Sections 201 and 227.3", "title": "California \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "within 72 hours of quitting"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Colorado\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** due and payable immediately\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** due and payable upon the next regular payday\n\n> When an employee quits or resigns such employee\u2019s employment, the wages or compensation shall become due and payable upon the next regular payday.\n\n**Penalty for late payment:** for non-willful violations, the penalty is double the wages owed or $1,000 (whichever is greater)\n\n> In or after 2023, the penalties depend on two considerations. (1) Whether the violation is \u201cwillful\u201d (defined on p.2): (a) for non-willful violations, the penalty is double the wages owed or $1,000 (whichever is greater)\n\n**Statute or source:** 8-4-109\n\n> 8-4-109. Termination of employment \u2014 payments required \u2014 civil penalties \u2014 payments to surviving spouse or heir.\n\n> When an interruption in the employer-employee relationship by volition of the employer occurs, the wages or compensation for labor or service earned, vested, determinable, and unpaid at the time of such discharge is due and payable immediately.\n\nSource: \n\nAlso cited: \n\nAlso cited: \n", "file": "colorado.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "colorado", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "due and payable immediately", "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "late_payment_penalty": "for non-willful violations, the penalty is double the wages owed or $1,000 (whichever is greater)", "quote_late_payment_penalty": "In or after 2023, the penalties depend on two considerations. (1) Whether the violation is \u201cwillful\u201d (defined on p.2): (a) for non-willful violations, the penalty is double the wages owed or $1,000 (whichever is greater)", "quote_statute_citation": "8-4-109. Termination of employment \u2014 payments required \u2014 civil penalties \u2014 payments to surviving spouse or heir.", "quote_voluntary_quit_deadline": "When an employee quits or resigns such employee\u2019s employment, the wages or compensation shall become due and payable upon the next regular payday.", "source_quote": "When an interruption in the employer-employee relationship by volition of the employer occurs, the wages or compensation for labor or service earned, vested, determinable, and unpaid at the time of such discharge is due and payable immediately.", "sources": ["https://cdle.colorado.gov/sites/cdle/files/colorado_wage_act_revised_august_6,_2025_for_posting.pdf", "https://cdle.colorado.gov/sites/cdle/files/INFO%20%233A%20Timing%20of%20Wage%20Payments,%20&%20Required%20Record-Keeping%2007.11.2023%20accessible.pdf", "https://cdle.colorado.gov/sites/cdle/files/INFO%20%232B%20Orders%20of%20Wages,%20Penalties,%20Fines,%20and%20Consequences%20for%20Non-Compliance%2008.01.2023%20accessible.pdf"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "8-4-109", "title": "Colorado \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "due and payable upon the next regular payday"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Illinois\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** in full at the time of separation, if possible, but in no event later than the next regularly scheduled payday\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** in full at the time of separation, if possible, but in no event later than the next regularly scheduled payday\n\n**Penalty for late payment:** damages equal to 5% of the underpayment, per month (calculated from the date of the underpayment) for each month during which wages or final compensation remain unpaid\n\n> damages equal to 5% of the underpayment, per month (calculated from the date of the underpayment) for each month during which wages or final compensation remain unpaid. Damages are payable to the employee and continue to accrue, without limitation, until the amount found owing is paid.\n\n**Statute or source:** 820 ILCS 115 /5\n\n> All final compensation, including bonus payments, vacation pay, wages and commissions must be paid on your next regularly scheduled payday. 820 ILCS 115 /5.\n\n> When an employee leaves an employer's employment, the employer is required to pay the final compensation of separated employees in full at the time of separation, if possible, but in no event later than the next regularly scheduled payday for such employee.\n\nSource: \n\nAlso cited: \n", "file": "illinois.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "illinois", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "in full at the time of separation, if possible, but in no event later than the next regularly scheduled payday", "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "late_payment_penalty": "damages equal to 5% of the underpayment, per month (calculated from the date of the underpayment) for each month during which wages or final compensation remain unpaid", "quote_late_payment_penalty": "damages equal to 5% of the underpayment, per month (calculated from the date of the underpayment) for each month during which wages or final compensation remain unpaid. Damages are payable to the employee and continue to accrue, without limitation, until the amount found owing is paid.", "quote_statute_citation": "All final compensation, including bonus payments, vacation pay, wages and commissions must be paid on your next regularly scheduled payday. 820 ILCS 115 /5.", "source_quote": "When an employee leaves an employer's employment, the employer is required to pay the final compensation of separated employees in full at the time of separation, if possible, but in no event later than the next regularly scheduled payday for such employee.", "sources": ["https://labor.illinois.gov/faqs/wage-payment-faq.html", "https://labor.illinois.gov/laws-rules/fls/wpca-penalties.html"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "820 ILCS 115 /5", "title": "Illinois \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "in full at the time of separation, if possible, but in no event later than the next regularly scheduled payday"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Massachusetts\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** paid in full on the day of his discharge\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** paid in full on the following regular pay day, and, in the absence of a regular pay day, on the following Saturday\n\n**Penalty for late payment:** mandatory triple damages for weekly wage law violations as well as court costs and attorneys' fees\n\n> MGL c. 149, \u00a7 150 Provides for mandatory triple damages for weekly wage law violations as well as court costs and attorneys' fees.\n\n**Statute or source:** MGL c. 149, \u00a7 148\n\n> MGL c. 149, \u00a7 148 Payment of wages, commissions: exemption by contract, persons deemed employers, provision for cashing check or draft, violation of statute\n\n> \u201cany employee [voluntarily] leaving his employment shall be paid in full on the following regular pay day, and, in the absence of a regular pay day, on the following Saturday; and any employee discharged [or terminated] from such employment shall be paid in full on the day of his discharge...\u201d\n\nSource: \n", "file": "massachusetts.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "massachusetts", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "paid in full on the day of his discharge", "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "late_payment_penalty": "mandatory triple damages for weekly wage law violations as well as court costs and attorneys' fees", "quote_late_payment_penalty": "MGL c. 149, \u00a7 150 Provides for mandatory triple damages for weekly wage law violations as well as court costs and attorneys' fees.", "quote_statute_citation": "MGL c. 149, \u00a7 148 Payment of wages, commissions: exemption by contract, persons deemed employers, provision for cashing check or draft, violation of statute", "source_quote": "\u201cany employee [voluntarily] leaving his employment shall be paid in full on the following regular pay day, and, in the absence of a regular pay day, on the following Saturday; and any employee discharged [or terminated] from such employment shall be paid in full on the day of his discharge...\u201d", "sources": ["https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-wages"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "MGL c. 149, \u00a7 148", "title": "Massachusetts \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "paid in full on the following regular pay day, and, in the absence of a regular pay day, on the following Saturday"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Minnesota\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** within 24 hours of the employee's demand for wages\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** on the next pay period that is more than five days after quitting. However, wages must be paid within 20 days of separation\n\n> If an employee quits, wages are due on the next pay period that is more than five days after quitting. However, wages must be paid within 20 days of separation (see Minnesota Statutes 181.14 ).\n\n**Statute or source:** Minnesota Statutes 181.13\n\n> A terminated employee's paycheck must be paid within 24 hours of the employee's demand for wages (see Minnesota Statutes 181.13 ).\n\nSource: \n", "file": "minnesota.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "minnesota", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "within 24 hours of the employee's demand for wages", "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "quote_voluntary_quit_deadline": "If an employee quits, wages are due on the next pay period that is more than five days after quitting. However, wages must be paid within 20 days of separation (see Minnesota Statutes 181.14 ).", "source_quote": "A terminated employee's paycheck must be paid within 24 hours of the employee's demand for wages (see Minnesota Statutes 181.13 ).", "sources": ["https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/employment-termination"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "Minnesota Statutes 181.13", "title": "Minnesota \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "on the next pay period that is more than five days after quitting. However, wages must be paid within 20 days of separation"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Nevada\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** due and payable immediately\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** within 7 days or by the next regular pay day, whichever is earlier\n\n> If the employee quits employment, they must receive their final wages within 7 days or by the next regular pay day, whichever is earlier.\n\n**Penalty for late payment:** the wages or compensation of the employee continues at the same rate from the day the employee resigned, quit or was discharged or placed on nonworking status until paid or for 30 days, whichever is less\n\n> the wages or compensation of the employee continues at the same rate from the day the employee resigned, quit or was discharged or placed on nonworking status until paid or for 30 days, whichever is less.\n\n**Statute or source:** NRS 608.020\n\n> NRS 608.020 Immediate payment of employee discharged or placed on nonworking status.\n\n> Whenever an employer discharges an employee, the wages and compensation earned and unpaid at the time of such discharge shall become due and payable immediately.\n\nSource: \n\nAlso cited: \n", "file": "nevada.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "nevada", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "due and payable immediately", "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "late_payment_penalty": "the wages or compensation of the employee continues at the same rate from the day the employee resigned, quit or was discharged or placed on nonworking status until paid or for 30 days, whichever is less", "quote_late_payment_penalty": "the wages or compensation of the employee continues at the same rate from the day the employee resigned, quit or was discharged or placed on nonworking status until paid or for 30 days, whichever is less.", "quote_statute_citation": "NRS 608.020 Immediate payment of employee discharged or placed on nonworking status.", "quote_voluntary_quit_deadline": "If the employee quits employment, they must receive their final wages within 7 days or by the next regular pay day, whichever is earlier.", "source_quote": "Whenever an employer discharges an employee, the wages and compensation earned and unpaid at the time of such discharge shall become due and payable immediately.", "sources": ["https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-608.html", "https://labor.nv.gov/About/Frequently_Asked_Questions/Frequently_Asked_Questions_-_About_Us/"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "NRS 608.020", "title": "Nevada \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "within 7 days or by the next regular pay day, whichever is earlier"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** New Jersey\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** not later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the employee's termination, suspension or cessation of employment (whether temporary or permanent) took place\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** not later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the employee's termination, suspension or cessation of employment (whether temporary or permanent) took place\n\n**Statute or source:** 34:11-4.3\n\n> 34:11-4.3. Termination or suspension of employment\n\n> Whenever an employer discharges an employee, or when the work of an employee is suspended as a result of a labor dispute, or when an employee for any reason whatsoever is laid off, or whenever an employee quits, resigns, or leaves employment for any reason, the employer shall pay the employee all wages due not later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the employee's termination, suspension or cessation of employment (whether temporary or permanent) took place, as established in accordance with section 2 of this act\n\nSource: \n", "file": "new-jersey.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "new-jersey", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "not later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the employee's termination, suspension or cessation of employment (whether temporary or permanent) took place", "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "quote_statute_citation": "34:11-4.3. Termination or suspension of employment", "source_quote": "Whenever an employer discharges an employee, or when the work of an employee is suspended as a result of a labor dispute, or when an employee for any reason whatsoever is laid off, or whenever an employee quits, resigns, or leaves employment for any reason, the employer shall pay the employee all wages due not later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the employee's termination, suspension or cessation of employment (whether temporary or permanent) took place, as established in accordance with section 2 of this act", "sources": ["https://www.nj.gov/labor/wageandhour/tools-resources/laws/selectedstatelaborlaws.shtml"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "34:11-4.3", "title": "New Jersey \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "not later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the employee's termination, suspension or cessation of employment (whether temporary or permanent) took place"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** New York\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** no later than the pay day on which their next pay would have been due had they still been employed\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** no later than the pay day on which their next pay would have been due had they still been employed\n\n**Statute or source:** Labor Law Section 191\n\n> Labor Law Section 191 outlines the frequency by which employees must be paid.\n\n> Employees whose employment has ended are entitled to be paid no later than the pay day on which their next pay would have been due had they still been employed.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "new-york.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "new-york", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "no later than the pay day on which their next pay would have been due had they still been employed", "jurisdiction": "New York", "quote_statute_citation": "Labor Law Section 191 outlines the frequency by which employees must be paid.", "source_quote": "Employees whose employment has ended are entitled to be paid no later than the pay day on which their next pay would have been due had they still been employed.", "sources": ["https://dol.ny.gov/frequency-pay-faq"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "Labor Law Section 191", "title": "New York \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "no later than the pay day on which their next pay would have been due had they still been employed"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Oregon\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** by the end of the next business day\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** within five business days or on the next regular payday, whichever comes first\n\n> If you quit with less than 48 hours\u2019 notice (not including weekends and holidays) your paycheck and any wages owed are due within five business days or on the next regular payday, whichever comes first.\n\n**Penalty for late payment:** a penalty wage equal to eight times the employee\u2019s regular rate of wage for each day that final wages go unpaid up to 30 days\n\n> Employers that fail to pay final wages when they are due risk the imposition of a penalty wage equal to eight times the employee\u2019s regular rate of wage for each day that final wages go unpaid up to 30 days.\n\n**Statute or source:** ORS 652.110, ORS 652.120, ORS 652.140, ORS 652.150\n\n> The law ORS 652.110, ORS 652.120, ORS 652.140, ORS 652.150 These laws apply to all Oregon employers except the federal government, which has its own regulations.\n\n> If you are let go or fired, your final paycheck is due by the end of the next business day.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "oregon.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "oregon", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "by the end of the next business day", "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "late_payment_penalty": "a penalty wage equal to eight times the employee\u2019s regular rate of wage for each day that final wages go unpaid up to 30 days", "quote_late_payment_penalty": "Employers that fail to pay final wages when they are due risk the imposition of a penalty wage equal to eight times the employee\u2019s regular rate of wage for each day that final wages go unpaid up to 30 days.", "quote_statute_citation": "The law ORS 652.110, ORS 652.120, ORS 652.140, ORS 652.150 These laws apply to all Oregon employers except the federal government, which has its own regulations.", "quote_voluntary_quit_deadline": "If you quit with less than 48 hours\u2019 notice (not including weekends and holidays) your paycheck and any wages owed are due within five business days or on the next regular payday, whichever comes first.", "source_quote": "If you are let go or fired, your final paycheck is due by the end of the next business day.", "sources": ["https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/paychecks.aspx"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "ORS 652.110, ORS 652.120, ORS 652.140, ORS 652.150", "title": "Oregon \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "within five business days or on the next regular payday, whichever comes first"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Texas\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** within six (6) calendar days of discharge\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** the next regularly-scheduled payday following the effective date of resignation\n\n> If the employee quits, retires, resigns, or otherwise leaves employment voluntarily, the final pay is due on the next regularly-scheduled payday following the effective date of resignation.\n\n**Statute or source:** Texas Payday Law\n\n> Finally, the Texas Payday Law regulates the timing of the final paycheck in section 61.014.\n\n> If an employee is laid off, discharged, fired, or otherwise involuntarily separated from employment, the final pay is due within six (6) calendar days of discharge.\n\nSource: \n\nAlso cited: \n", "file": "texas.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "texas", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "within six (6) calendar days of discharge", "jurisdiction": "Texas", "quote_statute_citation": "Finally, the Texas Payday Law regulates the timing of the final paycheck in section 61.014.", "quote_voluntary_quit_deadline": "If the employee quits, retires, resigns, or otherwise leaves employment voluntarily, the final pay is due on the next regularly-scheduled payday following the effective date of resignation.", "source_quote": "If an employee is laid off, discharged, fired, or otherwise involuntarily separated from employment, the final pay is due within six (6) calendar days of discharge.", "sources": ["https://efte.twc.texas.gov/final_pay.html", "https://efte.twc.texas.gov/final_pay_severance_benefits.html"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "Texas Payday Law", "title": "Texas \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "the next regularly-scheduled payday following the effective date of resignation"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Utah\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** all wages are due immediately and payable within 24 hours of separation\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** the wages become due and payable on the next regular payday\n\n> If the employee does not have a written contract for a definite period and resigns, the wages become due and payable on the next regular payday.\n\n**Statute or source:** Payment of Wages Act, Utah Code Ann. \u00a734-28-1 et-seq.\n\n> The applicable statutes and administrative rules include: Payment of Wages Act, Utah Code Ann. \u00a734-28-1 et-seq.\n\n> If the employee is separated by the employer, all wages are due immediately and payable within 24 hours of separation.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "utah.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "utah", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "all wages are due immediately and payable within 24 hours of separation", "jurisdiction": "Utah", "quote_statute_citation": "The applicable statutes and administrative rules include: Payment of Wages Act, Utah Code Ann. \u00a734-28-1 et-seq.", "quote_voluntary_quit_deadline": "If the employee does not have a written contract for a definite period and resigns, the wages become due and payable on the next regular payday.", "source_quote": "If the employee is separated by the employer, all wages are due immediately and payable within 24 hours of separation.", "sources": ["https://laborcommission.utah.gov/divisions/utah-antidiscrimination-and-labor-uald/wage-claim/"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "Payment of Wages Act, Utah Code Ann. \u00a734-28-1 et-seq.", "title": "Utah \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "the wages become due and payable on the next regular payday"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Washington\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** on or before the next regularly scheduled payday\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** on or before the next regularly scheduled payday\n\n> If an employee quits or is fired, their final paycheck must be paid on or before the next regularly scheduled payday.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "washington.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "washington", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "on or before the next regularly scheduled payday", "jurisdiction": "Washington", "source_quote": "If an employee quits or is fired, their final paycheck must be paid on or before the next regularly scheduled payday.", "sources": ["https://www.lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/getting-paid/"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "title": "Washington \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "on or before the next regularly scheduled payday"} {"asset": "final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state", "body": "**State:** Wisconsin\n\n**Deadline after firing/layoff:** in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule\n\n**Deadline after quitting:** in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule\n\n**Penalty for late payment:** increased wages of up to 100% of the wages due per Section 109.11, Stats.\n\n> A court may assess increased wages of up to 100% of the wages due per Section 109.11, Stats.\n\n**Statute or source:** Chapter 109, Wis. Stats.\n\n> Chapter 109, Wis. Stats., requires most Wisconsin employers to pay workers all wages earned at least monthly, with no longer than 31 days between pay periods.\n\n> If you leave employment for any reason, you must be paid in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "wisconsin.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "wisconsin", "involuntary_termination_deadline": "in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule", "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "late_payment_penalty": "increased wages of up to 100% of the wages due per Section 109.11, Stats.", "quote_late_payment_penalty": "A court may assess increased wages of up to 100% of the wages due per Section 109.11, Stats.", "quote_statute_citation": "Chapter 109, Wis. Stats., requires most Wisconsin employers to pay workers all wages earned at least monthly, with no longer than 31 days between pay periods.", "source_quote": "If you leave employment for any reason, you must be paid in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule.", "sources": ["https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/laborstandards/wages.htm"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "statute_citation": "Chapter 109, Wis. Stats.", "title": "Wisconsin \u2014 Final paycheck deadlines by US state \u2014 how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law", "type": "deadline", "verified": false, "voluntary_quit_deadline": "in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule"}