# Wisconsin — Final 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

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline after firing/layoff:** in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deadline after quitting:** in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Penalty for late payment:** increased wages of up to 100% of the wages due per Section 109.11, Stats. _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute or source:** Chapter 109, Wis. Stats. _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> If you leave employment for any reason, you must be paid in accordance with the employer's regular pay schedule.

## 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.

## Source

- https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/laborstandards/wages.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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