# New Jersey — 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 New Jersey, deadline after firing/layoff is 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; deadline after quitting is 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; statute or source is 34:11-4.3, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** New Jersey _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or source:** 34:11-4.3 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 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

## Where each value comes from

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

### Statute or source

> 34:11-4.3. Termination or suspension of employment

## Source

- https://www.nj.gov/labor/wageandhour/tools-resources/laws/selectedstatelaborlaws.shtml

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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