Massachusetts
For Massachusetts, deadline after firing/layoff is paid in full on the day of his discharge; deadline after quitting is paid in full on the following regular pay day, and, in the absence of a regular pay day, on the following Saturday; penalty for late payment is mandatory triple damages for weekly wage law violations as well as court costs and attorneys' fees; statute or source is MGL c. 149, § 148, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Massachusetts our reading
- Deadline after firing/layoff
- paid in full on the day of his discharge verified
- 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 verified
- Penalty for late payment
- mandatory triple damages for weekly wage law violations as well as court costs and attorneys' fees our reading
- Statute or source
- MGL c. 149, § 148 our reading
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What the source says
“any 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...”
— mass.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Penalty for late payment
MGL c. 149, § 150 Provides for mandatory triple damages for weekly wage law violations as well as court costs and attorneys' fees.
Statute or source
MGL c. 149, § 148 Payment of wages, commissions: exemption by contract, persons deemed employers, provision for cashing check or draft, violation of statute
— all from mass.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- mass.govhttps://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-wages