Final Paycheck Laws by State
Last updated: July 26, 2024
What happens when an employee leaves a company? The following table explains the state laws surrounding when a final paycheck should be delivered. Please be sure to double check with state labor offices with further questions or legal updates (it’s possible the final paycheck law in your state may change).
| If the Employee Quit | If you Fired the Employee | Citation |
Alabama | No law | No law | |
Alaska | Next scheduled payday that’s at least 3 days after the employee gives notice | Within 3 working days | Alaska Statute |
Arizona | Next scheduled payday | Whichever is first: within 7 working days or next payday | Arizona Revised Statute |
Arkansas | Next scheduled payday | Within 7 working days (employer will owe 2X the wages if not paid within 7 days) | Arkansas Code |
California | Within 72 hours or immediately if the employee gave at least 72 hours’ notice | Immediately (employees can recover penalties for every day wages are withheld) | California Labor Code |
Colorado | Next scheduled payday | Immediately | Colorado Revised Statute § 8-4-109 |
Connecticut | Next scheduled payday | Next business day | Connecticut General Statutes § 31-71c |
Delaware | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Delaware Code Annotated title 19, § 1103 |
District of Columbia | Whichever is first: within 7 days or next payday | Next business day | District of Columbia Code § 32-1303 |
Florida | No law exists | No law exists | |
Georgia | No law exists | No law | |
Hawaii | Immediately or next scheduled payday, depending on date of final notice | Immediately or next business day if conditions warrant | Hawaii Revised Statute |
Idaho | Whichever is first: within 10 days or next payday. If an employee provides a written request for earlier payment, within 48 hours of receiving the request. | Whichever is first: within 10 days or next payday. If an employee provides a written request for earlier payment, within 48 hours of receiving the request. | |
Illinois | Immediately if possible but no later than next scheduled payday | Immediately if possible but no later than next scheduled payday | Illinois Compiled Statutes 820 ILCS 115/5 |
Indiana | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Indiana Code § 22-2-9-2 § 22-2-5-1 |
Iowa | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Iowa Code § 91A.4 |
Kansas | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Kansas Statute § 44-315 |
Kentucky | Whichever is later: within 14 days or next scheduled payday | Whichever is later: within 14 days or next scheduled payday | Kentucky Revised Statute § 337.055 |
Louisiana | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or within 15 days | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or within 15 days | Louisiana Revised Statute § 23:631 |
Maine | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or within 2 weeks of employee’s demand | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or within 2 weeks of employee’s demand | Maine Revised Statute tit. 26 § 626 |
Maryland | Next scheduled payday | Next Scheduled Payday | Maryland Labor and Employment Code § 3-505 |
Massachusetts | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or the Saturday that follows an employee’s resignation if there is no regularly scheduled pay date | Immediately | Massachusetts Laws ch. 149 § 148 |
Michigan | Next scheduled payday | Next payday (some industry exceptions) | |
Minnesota | Next payday that’s at least 5 days after an employee’s last day but no more than 20 days after the last day worked. | Within 24 hours of demand | |
Mississippi | No law | No law | |
Missouri | No law | Immediately | Missouri Revised Statute § 290.110 |
Montana | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or within 15 days | Immediately | Montana Code § 39-3-205 |
Nebraska | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or within two weeks | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or within two weeks | Nebraska Revised Statute § 48-1230 |
Nevada | Whichever is first: within 7 days or next payday | Within 3 days | Nevada Revised Statute § 608.020 |
New Hampshire | Next scheduled payday | Within 72 hours | New Hampshire Revised Statute § 275:44 |
New Jersey | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | New Jersey Statute § 34:11-4.3 |
New Mexico | Next scheduled payday (task, piece and commission wages due within 10 days) | Next scheduled payday (task, piece and commission wages due within 10 days | |
New York | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | New York Labor Law § 191 |
North Carolina | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | North Carolina General Statute § 95.25.7 |
North Dakota | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | North Dakota Century Code § 34-14-03 |
Ohio | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or within 15 days | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or within 15 days | Ohio Revised Code § 4113.15 |
Oklahoma | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Oklahoma State tit. 40 § 165.3 |
Oregon | Immediately if the employee gave 48 hours’ notice, otherwise within 5 days | Next business day | Oregon Revised Statute § 652.140 |
Pennsylvania | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statute § 260.5 |
Rhode Island | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Rhode Island General Law |
South Carolina | Within 48 hours or next scheduled payday not to exceed 30 days | Within 48 hours or next scheduled payday not to exceed 30 days | South Carolina Codified Law |
South Dakota | Next scheduled payday or when employee returns company property | Next scheduled payday or when employee returns company property | South Dakota Codified Law § 60-11-10 § 60-11-14 |
Tennessee | Within 21 days or the next regular payday whichever occurs later | Within 21 days or the next regular payday whichever occurs later | Tennessee Code § 50-2-103 |
Texas | Next scheduled payday | Within 6 calendar days | Texas Code, Labor § 61.014 |
Utah | Next scheduled payday | Within 24 hours | Utah Code § 34-28-5 |
Vermont | Whichever is first: next scheduled payday or next Friday | Within 72 hours | Vermont Statute tit. 21 § 342 |
Virginia | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Virginia Code § 40.1-29 |
Washington | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Washington Revised Code § 49.48.010 |
West Virginia | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | West Virginia Code § 21-5-4 |
Wisconsin | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Wisconsin Statute § 109.03 |
Wyoming | Next scheduled payday | Next scheduled payday | Wyoming Statute § 27-4-104 |