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What Wages Have to be Paid at Termination?

If you are fired or laid off, you must be paid your final pay the day of termination.  If you resign or quit, you still are owed all of these amounts, but it is legal for the employer to pay you in the next regularly scheduled payroll.

Here are the wages you are owed at the end of employment:
  • All wages or salary earned through the last day.
  • Any accrued, unused vacation time.
  • Any commissions that were earned pursuant to the commission policy as of the last day of employment.

Your employer is not require to pay out unused sick time or other paid time off.  If your employer bundles sick time, personal time and vacation into a single PTO bank, they may have to pay all of that out.

If you have not been paid these amounts at termination, or within a reasonable period of time thereafter, you should contact an employment lawyer as there are important steps you need to take to protect your rights.


Learn more here about your rights if you are terminated.

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  • Estate Planning
    • Massachusetts Wills and Trusts
    • Why You Need an Estate Plan
    • Massachusetts Estate Tax
    • Inheritance Tax
    • How to Make an Estate Plan
  • Employment Law Solutions
    • Employment Law MA
    • Employment Termination
    • Sexual Harassment at Work >
      • Sexual Harassment in a Small Business
      • Sexual Harassment and Non Disclosure Agreements
      • Sexual Harassment and Remote Work
    • Wage and Hour Laws
    • Independent Contractor Law
    • Non Compete Agreements >
      • Are non competes enforceable
      • Massachusetts Non Compete Act
      • Pre 2018 Massachusetts Non Competes
    • Equal Pay Act
  • Business Law Solutions
    • Small Business Law
    • Business Contract Basics
    • Civil Suit Defense
    • Legal Issues for Start Ups
    • Trademark Basics
    • How to Incorporate
    • Sale of Business
  • Attorneys
    • Emily Smith-Lee >
      • 2018 Lawyer of the Year
    • Jenna Ordway
    • Rebecca Rogers
    • Stowell Simonton
    • Elijah Bresley
  • Reviews
  • Blog
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