Final Paycheck Laws by State

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). 

State	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  § 23.05.140
Arizona	Next scheduled payday	Whichever is first: within 7 working days or next payday	Arizona Revised Statute § 23-353
Arkansas	Next scheduled payday	Within 7 working days (employer will owe 2X the wages if not paid within 7 days)	Arkansas Code  § 11-4-405
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  § 201 § 202 § 227.3
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  § 388-3
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.	Idaho Code § 45-606 § 45-617
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)	Michigan Compensation Laws § 408.474 § 408.475
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	Minnesota Statute § 181.13 § 181.14
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 Mexico Statute § 50-4-4 § 50-4-5
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  § 28-14-4
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  § 41-10-50
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