Orange County California Employment Attorney

Receiving Your Final Paycheck

The amount of time an employer has to issue a former employee’s last paycheck is dependent on the following:

• If the employee quit or was terminated
• If they quit, when they provided notice of their intention

An employer’s failure to pay their employee’s final wages when they are due can subject them to various penalties, as well as costly litigation.

In the Case of Termination

In the event that an employee is terminated, laid off, or otherwise let go the employer must provide them their final paycheck on their last day of work. It is a violation of labor codes and punishable by various penalties if the employer waits until the next regularly scheduled pay period to pay the employee their final wages.

When the Employee Quits

As in the case of termination, if the employee voluntarily quits and provides at least 72 hours notice, their final paycheck is to be provided on their last day of work. If the employee provides less than 72 hours of notification prior to their voluntary leaving, the employer is not required to give them their final pay on their last day of work, but not after 72 hours from the notice. Also, an employee can request that their final paycheck be mailed to them, and the mailing must occur within the 72 hour period.

Contact an Orange County Employment Lawyer

If you were recently terminated or voluntarily quit your job and have not received your final paycheck, you are entitled to continue to receive wages on a day-to-day basis. Contact Orange County employment lawyer Perry Smith at 888.356.2529 to discuss your case and further legal options.