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Alabama no tiene ley estatal sobre el plazo del último cheque de pago. Lo que exige el respaldo federal de la FLSA, la excepción de comisiones y cómo cobrar.
Connecticut final paycheck law: fired employees are owed wages by the next business day, quitting employees on the next payday. Double damages and PTO rules.
Colorado final paycheck law: wages are due immediately on discharge, on the next payday if you quit. The 2023 penalty formula and vacation payout rules.
Alaska final paycheck law: fired employees must be paid within 3 working days, quitting employees on the next payday. Penalties, PTO, and how to file a claim.
Wyoming final wages are due by your employer's usual payroll date. See the 18% interest penalty, the misdemeanor fine, and Wyoming's PTO forfeiture rule.
Wisconsin final wages are due on your normal payday regardless of why you left. See the tiered penalty structure and the written-policy PTO test.
West Virginia final wages are due on the next regular payday. See the double (not triple) damages penalty and the 7-day cure window that can waive it.
Washington final wages are due at the end of the normal pay period for both firings and quits. See the two real penalty tracks and the PTO forfeiture rule.
Virginia final wages are due on the next regular payday, no acceleration. See the criminal/civil penalties and HB 238's 14-day cure rule effective July 1, 2026.
Vermont requires final wages within 72 hours of a firing. See the deadline, the double-damages penalty, and why the 'PTO payout since 2023' claim is false.
Utah requires final wages within 24 hours of a firing. See the deadline, the three separate penalty mechanisms, and the pending SB 213 change to watch.
Owed wages you can't collect? Here's the federal DOL complaint route, every state's labor agency and filing deadline, and what recovery actually looks like.