Utah
For Utah, deadline after firing/layoff is all wages are due immediately and payable within 24 hours of separation; deadline after quitting is the wages become due and payable on the next regular payday; statute or source is Payment of Wages Act, Utah Code Ann. §34-28-1 et-seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Utah our reading
- Deadline after firing/layoff
- all wages are due immediately and payable within 24 hours of separation verified
- Deadline after quitting
- the wages become due and payable on the next regular payday verified
- Statute or source
- Payment of Wages Act, Utah Code Ann. §34-28-1 et-seq. 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 the employee is separated by the employer, all wages are due immediately and payable within 24 hours of separation.
— laborcommission.utah.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 does not have a written contract for a definite period and resigns, the wages become due and payable on the next regular payday.
Statute or source
The applicable statutes and administrative rules include: Payment of Wages Act, Utah Code Ann. §34-28-1 et-seq.
— all from laborcommission.utah.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- laborcommission.utah.govhttps://laborcommission.utah.gov/divisions/utah-antidiscrimination-and-labor-uald/wage-claim/