Final Paycheck Laws
Maryland Final Paycheck Laws: Deadline and Treble Damages
Maryland final paycheck law: the next-payday deadline under Lab. and Empl. Section 3-505, the discretionary up-to-3x penalty, and vacation payout rules.
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Maine Final Paycheck Laws: Deadline and Double Damages
Maine final paycheck law: the next-payday deadline under 26 M.R.S. Section 626, the 8-day demand window, and the 2x liquidated damages penalty.
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Louisiana Final Paycheck Laws: Deadlines and Penalties
Louisiana final paycheck law: the 15-day-or-next-payday deadline, the automatic La. R.S. 23:632 penalty formula, and what employers can deduct.
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Kentucky Final Paycheck Laws: The 14-Day Rule Explained
Kentucky pays final wages by whichever comes LAST of your next pay period or 14 days, an outlier rule. See the penalty and deduction limits.
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Kansas Final Paycheck Laws: Deadline, Penalty, PTO Rules
Kansas requires final pay by your next regular payday and penalizes late payment at 1% per day or 100% of unpaid wages, whichever is smaller.
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Iowa Final Paycheck Laws: Deadline, Penalties, Deductions
Iowa requires final wages by your next regular payday, backed by liquidated damages, a state civil penalty, and strict deduction limits.
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Indiana Final Paycheck Laws: Deadlines, Penalties, and Deductions
Indiana final paycheck law: no acceleration on discharge or quit, but 2x liquidated damages for bad-faith nonpayment. Deduction rules and how to file a claim.
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Illinois Final Paycheck Laws: Deadline, Penalties, PTO Rules
Illinois requires final pay at separation if possible, or your next payday at the latest, and bans forfeiting earned vacation. Full breakdown.
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Idaho Final Paycheck Laws: Deadline, Penalty, PTO Rules
Idaho requires final pay by the earlier of your next payday or 10 days, 48 hours on written request. See the penalty formula and PTO rules.
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Final Paycheck Laws by State: Deadlines, Penalties, and PTO Payout Rules
When is your final paycheck due? See every state's deadline, penalty, and PTO payout rule after a firing or a quit, with primary-source citations.
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Hawaii Final Paycheck Laws: Deadlines and Criminal Penalties
Hawaii requires final wages at discharge, or next payday after quitting, backed by civil penalties and a criminal felony charge. Full breakdown with citations.
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Georgia Final Paycheck Laws: No Statute, What Applies Instead
Georgia has no dedicated final paycheck statute. See what the federal FLSA floor requires and why the state labor department stays silent on timing.
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