Reference Source

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
Sourceefte.twc.texas.gov
Verified
Review by
DatasetFinal 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

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

Last verified against source: . Due for re-check by . This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.