Walk It Through: The Last Paycheck
The end of the pay period, twice the wages withheld, and thirty days to appeal.
A line cook is fired halfway through a pay period.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One cook's last pay period. Deductions from wages, the listed good causes for quitting, and the cancelled wage credits for gross misconduct 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.
- Exemplary damagesTwice the amount withheld, which an employer that willfully and with intent to deprive pays an employee less than owed is liable for, with costs and a reasonable attorney's fee.
- MisconductA reason for discharge or suspension connected with the work that disqualifies a claimant for ten calendar weeks, and until earning ten times the weekly benefit amount.