Alabama | No provision | No provision | |
Alaska | Within 3 business days | By next regular payday at least 3 days after employer gets notice of resignation | Alaska Department of Labor - Workers - Wages - Wage and Hour FAQs - #17 |
Arizona | Earlier of 7 working days or end of next regular pay period | Next regular payday or by mail if employee requests | Arizona Industrial Commission of Arizona - Resources for Employes - FAQ -
Arizona State Legislature - Article 7 Payment of Wages Title 23-353 - Payment of wages of discharged employee; violation; classification |
Arkansas | By next regular payday | By next regular payday | Arkansas - DOL - FAQs |
California | DUE AT THE TIME OF TERMINATION | Within 72 hours if no notice was given, or immediately if at least 72 hours notice was given | California - Department of Industrial Relations - FAQ - Wages, Deductions, and Tips - Paydays, Pay Periods and the Final Wages |
Colorado | DUE AT TIME OF TERMINATION or within 6 hours of payroll department becoming operational (by mail on request); next day if payroll is offsite | Next regular payday | Colorado - Department of Labor and Employment - Colorado Wage Act - -pdf - page 6-7
Colorado - Department of Labor and Employment - Colorado Wage Act - website from where I pulled the pdf - |
Connecticut | Next business day | Next regular payday | Connecticut - General Statutes of Connecticut - Volume 9 - Title 31 - Chapter 558 Wages - Sec. 31-71c. Payment of wages on termination of employment. |
Delaware | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | Delaware Department of Labor - Office of Labor Law Enforcement - Wage Payment |
Florida | No provision | No provision | |
Georgia | No provision | No provision | |
Hawaii | DUE AT TIME OF TERMINATION or next working day if that is impossible | Next regular payday or immediately if one pay period's notice was given | Hawaii Wage Standards Division -
Hawaii State Legislature - Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations - Chapter 388 Wages and Other Compensation, Payment: §388-3 Employees who are separated from the payroll before paydays. |
Idaho | Earlier of 10 days or next regular pay- day (not counting weekends and holi- days); within 48 hours of employee's written request for payment | Earlier of 10 days or next regular pay- day (not counting weekends and holi- days); within 48 hours of employee's written request for payment | Idaho Legislature Statutes -TITLE 45 - CHAPTER 6 CLAIMS FOR WAGES 45-606. PAYMENT OF WAGES UPON SEPARATION FROM EMPLOYMENT. |
Illinois | DUE AT TIME OF TERMINATION if possible; if not, by next regular payday | DUE AT TIME OF TERMINATION if possible; if not, by next regular payday | Illinois Department of Labor - Wage Payment and Collection Act FAQ #8
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Indiana | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | Indiana Department of Labor - Wage & Hour IDOL Knowledge Base - Payment
Indiana General Assembly - Indiana Code 22-2-5-1(b) |
Iowa | Next regular payday; 30 days for commissions | Next regular payday; 30 days for commissions | Iowa Division of Labor - Wage and Hour Common Questions #13
Iowa Code Chapter 91A.4 Employment suspension or termination — how wages are paid. |
Kansas | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | Kansas Legislative - Chapter 44 - Article 3.Payment of Compensation - 44-315 Separation prior to payday; damages for willful non-payment. |
Kentucky | Later of next regular payday or 14 days | Later of next regular payday or 14 days | Commonwealth of Kentucky Labor Cabinet - Workplace Standards - Wages and Hours
Kentucky General Assembly - KRS Chapter 337 - Payment of Wages Generally - 337.055 Payment of all wages or salary upon dismissal or voluntary leaving required. |
Louisiana | Next regular payday or 15 days after termination, whichever is earlier | Next regular payday or 15 days after quit, whichever is earlier | Louisiana State Legislature RS 23:631 - CHAPTER 6. PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES |
Maine | Earlier of next regular payday or 14 days after demand for payment | Earlier of next regular payday or 14 days after demand for payment | Maine Department of Labor - Summary of Labor Laws
Maine Legislature Title 26 Labor and Industry Chapter 7 Employment Practices Subchapter 2 Wages and Medium of Payment |
Maryland | Next regular payday or within two weeks of demand, whichever is earlier | Next regular payday or within two weeks of demand, whichever is earlier | Maryland Department of Labor - Termination Pay - The Maryland Guide to Wage Payment and Employment Standards
Maryland General Assembly - Article - Labor and Employment 3-505 |
Massachusetts | DUE AT TIME OF TERMINATION | Next regular pay day or Saturday following resignation, whichever is earlier | Commonwealth of Massachusetts - General Laws Part 1 Title 21 Chapter 149 Section 148 Payment of wages; commissions; exemption by contract; persons deemed employers; provision for cashing check or draft; violation of statute
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster |
Michigan | DUE AT TIME OF TERMINATION, or as soon as amount due is determined | When amount due is determined | Michigan Legislature - Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits - Section 408.475
Michigan Labor and Economic Opportunity - Payment of Wages at Termination |
Minnesota | Immediately, or within 24 hours of demand | Next regular payday; if payday is less than 5 days after final workday, then by second payday, but no more than 20 days after discharge. | Minnesota Legislature - Labor Industry Chapter 181 Employment 181.14 PAYMENT TO EMPLOYEES WHO QUIT OR RESIGN; SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
Minnesota Legislature - Labor Industry Chapter 181 Employment 181.11 DISCHARGED EMPLOYEE MUST BE PAID WITHIN 24 HOURS. |
Mississippi | No provision | No provision | |
Missouri | DUE AT TIME OF TERMINATION | No provision | Missouri Revisor of Statutes - Title XVIII (18) Labor and Industrial Relations - Chapter 290 Wages, Hours and Dismissal Rights> 290.110. Payment due discharged employee — exceptions — penalty for delay.
Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations - If an employee quits |
Montana | DUE AT TIME OF TERMINATION unless employer's written policy extends the time period to the next regular payday or 15 days from date of termination, whichever is earlier | By next regular payday or 15 days from date of separation, whichever is earlier | Montana - Department of Labor & Industry - Wage and Hour FAQs
Montana Code Title 39 Labor Chapter 3 Wages & Wage Protection Part 2 Payment of wages when employee separated from employment prior to payday -- exceptions. |
Nebraska | Earlier of next regular payday or 2 weeks | Earlier of next regular payday or 2 weeks | Nebraska Legislature Statute 48-1230:Employer; regular paydays; altered; notice; deduct, withhold, or divert portion of wages; when; wage statement; use of payroll debit card; conditions; unpaid wages; when due.
Nebraska Department of Labor - FAQs - Fact Sheet - Labor Standards |
Nevada | DUE AT TIME OF TERMINATION | Earlier of next regular payday or 7 days | State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry - Office of the Labor Commissioner - FAQ's
Nevada Statutes - NRS 608.020 - 608.040 |
New Hampshire | Within 72 hours | Next regular payday or within 72 hours if one pay period's notice is given | New Hampshire - Department of Labor - Wages and Hours FAQ |
New Jersey | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | New Jersey - Department of Labor & Workforce Development - Wage and Hour Compliance - Labor Laws and Regulations - 34:11 - 4.3. Termination or Suspension of Employment |
New Mexico | Within 5 days; 10 days for wages paid by commission, task, or piece rates | Next regular payday | New Mexico - Department of Workforce Solutions - Wage and Hour FAQs pdf
New Mexico Compilation Commission - Official Legal Publisher of State of New Mexico - Chapter 50 - Employment Law 50 4-4. Discharges (Discharged) employees |
New York | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | New York State Legislation - Chapter 31 Labor - Article 6 Payment of Wages - Section 191 Frequency of Payments (3) |
North Carolina | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | North Carolina - Department of Labor - Payment of Final Wages to Separated Employees
North Carolina - Final Pay for Separated Employees |
North Dakota | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | North Dakota - Wage and Hour and Equal Employment Laws Brochure
North Dakota - Labor and Human Rights - Printable Brochures |
Ohio | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | From LawInfo.com - (not 100% sure if we should use for the Public - this site ? It seems to me they word it best?? In Ohio, there are no specific rules for employees who are either laid off or who quit their jobs..... |
Oklahoma | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | Oklahoma - Department of Labor - FAQ - Wage and Hour |
Oregon | By the end of the first business day after discharge or termination | Earlier of next regular payday or 5 business days; immediately if 48 hours' notice is given | Oregon - Bureau of Labor & Industries - Final Paychecks |
Pennsylvania | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | Pennsylvania - Department of Labor & Industry - General Wage and Hour Questions # 15 |
Rhode Island | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | Rhode Island - Statutes - Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations - Chapter 14 Payment of Wages 28--14-4 |
South Carolina | Within 48 hours or next regular pay- day (no more than 30 days) | Within 48 hours or next regular pay- day (no more than 30 days) | South Carolina - Code of Laws Title 41 - Labor and Employment - Chapter 10 Payment of Wages Section 41-10-40 (B) |
South Dakota | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | South Dakota Dept. of Labor & Regulation |
Tennessee | No later than 21 days or next regular payday | No later than 21 days or next regular payday | Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development - Final Paychecks
Tennessee Code Unannotated - Tenn Code Ann S 50-2-103 Payment of employees in private employments.> (g) |
Texas | Within 6 calendar days | Next regular payday | Texas - Statutes - Subtitle C. Wages - Chapter 61 Payment of Wages - 61.014 Payment After Termination of Employment
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Utah | Within 24 hours | Next regular payday | Utah State Legislature - Utah Code - Title 34 Labor in General - Chapter 28 Payment of Wages - Section 5 |
Vermont | Within 72 hours | Next regular payday; if there is none, next Friday | Summary of Vermont Wage and Hour Laws pdf
Vermont Statutes - Title 21: Labor Chapter 005: Employment Practices Subchapter 002 : Wages And Medium Of Payment § 342. Weekly payment of wages |
Virginia | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | Code of Virginia - § 40.1-29. Time and medium of payment; withholding wages; written statement of earnings; agreement for forfeiture of wages; proceedings to enforce compliance; penalties. |
Washington | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
Washington State Legislature - RCW 49.48.010 |
Washington DC | Next working day; within 4 days if responsible for employer's money; next regular payday if suspended due to labor dispute | Earlier of next regular payday or 7 days; 4 days if employee is responsible for employer's money | |
West Virginia | Next regular payday | Next regular payday | WV - Division of Labor - Fact Sheet - Payment of Final Wages |
Wisconsin | Next regular payday; within 24 hours if employer closes or moves | Next regular payday | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development - Wage Payment and Collection Law
Wisconsin State Legislature - Chapter 109 Wage Payments, Claims and Collections - 109.03 (2) When wages payable; pay orders |
Wyoming | Next regularly scheduled payday | Next regularly scheduled payday | Wyoming Labor Standards FAQs |