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Washington

For Washington, deadline after firing/layoff is on or before the next regularly scheduled payday; deadline after quitting is on or before the next regularly scheduled payday, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

State
Washington our reading
Deadline after firing/layoff
on or before the next regularly scheduled payday verified
Deadline after quitting
on or before the next regularly scheduled payday verified
Sourcelni.wa.gov
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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 quits or is fired, their final paycheck must be paid on or before the next regularly scheduled payday.

lni.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

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