Final Pay

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: California

  Updated to reflect inflation-adjusted limit on deceased employee wage payments, effective April 1, 2025. 

• Date:

  September 26, 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  Ask Our Experts: Final Pay Deductions for Negative PTO Balances

  A recurring question received by Ask Our Experts is whether an employer is allowed to make pay deductions from an employee's final pay to recoup a negative paid time off (PTO) balance.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: New Jersey

  Updated to reflect changed registration dates for RetireReady NJ.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: New Hampshire

  Updated to reflect an increase in the dollar limit on certain payments of deceased employee wages, effective September 10, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: Louisiana

  Updated to reflect information regarding deceased employee wage payment affidavit and release forms.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Louisiana Final Pay Law Amended to Address Commissions and Bonuses

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: Wisconsin

  Updated to reflect that the unclaimed property voluntary disclosure program has been made permanent, effective for applications received starting June 1, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: New Mexico

  This resource is kept under review and updated in line with developments.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Cook County, Illinois, Paid Leave Rules Take Effect

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Chicago, Illinois, Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance Final Pay Provision for Medium Size Employers Takes Effect

  Updated to reflect a delay in the effective date.