Texas
For Texas, deadline after firing/layoff is within six (6) calendar days of discharge; deadline after quitting is the next regularly-scheduled payday following the effective date of resignation; statute or source is Texas Payday Law, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Texas our reading
- Deadline after firing/layoff
- within six (6) calendar days of discharge verified
- Deadline after quitting
- the next regularly-scheduled payday following the effective date of resignation verified
- Statute or source
- Texas Payday Law our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
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.
— efte.twc.texas.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.
Deadline after quitting
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.
Statute or source
Finally, the Texas Payday Law regulates the timing of the final paycheck in section 61.014.
— all from efte.twc.texas.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Sources
- efte.twc.texas.govhttps://efte.twc.texas.gov/final_pay.html
- efte.twc.texas.govhttps://efte.twc.texas.gov/final_pay_severance_benefits.html