Walk It Through: The Last Paycheck
Due the day of discharge, seven days after a written request, and up to sixty days of continuing wages.
A farm supply clerk is let go on a Friday afternoon.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One clerk let go at a farm supply store. Commission jobs needing an audit, quits for good cause, and the pregnancy and military spouse exceptions are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Final wagesUnpaid wages earned by a discharged employee, due on the day of the discharge, with or without cause.
- Good cause attributable to the workThe reason for leaving that keeps unemployment benefits. A claimant who left without it is disqualified until earning ten times the weekly benefit amount.