# Nevada — Final paycheck deadlines by US state — how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law

For Nevada, deadline after firing/layoff is due and payable immediately; deadline after quitting is within 7 days or by the next regular pay day, whichever is earlier; penalty for late payment is 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; statute or source is NRS 608.020, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Nevada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline after firing/layoff:** due and payable immediately _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deadline after quitting:** within 7 days or by the next regular pay day, whichever is earlier _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **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 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute or source:** NRS 608.020 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 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.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Deadline after quitting

> If the employee quits employment, they must receive their final wages within 7 days or by the next regular pay day, whichever is earlier.

### 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.

### Statute or source

> NRS 608.020 Immediate payment of employee discharged or placed on nonworking status.

## Source

- https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-608.html
- https://labor.nv.gov/About/Frequently_Asked_Questions/Frequently_Asked_Questions_-_About_Us/

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Final paycheck deadlines by US state — how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law](https://referencesource.org/final-paycheck-deadlines-by-state/).