Wisconsin
For Wisconsin, deadline after firing/layoff is in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule; deadline after quitting is in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule; penalty for late payment is increased wages of up to 100% of the wages due per Section 109.11, Stats; statute or source is Chapter 109, Wis. Stats, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Wisconsin our reading
- Deadline after firing/layoff
- in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule verified
- Deadline after quitting
- in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule verified
- Penalty for late payment
- increased wages of up to 100% of the wages due per Section 109.11, Stats. our reading
- Statute or source
- Chapter 109, Wis. Stats. 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 you leave employment for any reason, you must be paid in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule.
— dwd.wisconsin.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.
Penalty for late payment
A court may assess increased wages of up to 100% of the wages due per Section 109.11, Stats.
Statute or source
Chapter 109, Wis. Stats., requires most Wisconsin employers to pay workers all wages earned at least monthly, with no longer than 31 days between pay periods.
— all from dwd.wisconsin.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- dwd.wisconsin.govhttps://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/laborstandards/wages.htm