Enter the separation type and date. Get the exact date final wages are due under the Texas Payday Law, plus warnings on the PTO and deduction mistakes that turn separations into wage claims.
This tool provides general information based on the Texas Payday Law and is not legal advice. Verify deadlines for unusual situations with qualified counsel. Results depend on the accuracy of your inputs.
The Texas Payday Law sets two deadlines. Employees who are discharged, laid off, or otherwise involuntarily separated must be paid in full within six calendar days of discharge. Employees who quit must be paid by the next regularly scheduled payday. This calculator applies those two rules to your dates.
All earned compensation: regular hours, overtime, and commissions or bonuses that are earned under the terms of the applicable written agreement. If your written policy promises payout of unused PTO, that payout is enforceable as wages and belongs in the check.
It does not calculate amounts, evaluate specific deductions, or account for unusual pay agreements. It gives you the deadline and the standard risk checks. For contested separations, get the final pay plan reviewed before the termination meeting.
The statute counts calendar days. The practical answer is to deliver payment on or before the deadline, not after it, so plan for banking days when the deadline approaches a weekend.
No. Withholding final wages as leverage for company property is the classic Texas Payday Law violation. Deductions require written authorization, and unreturned property is usually better handled as a separate recovery matter.
The former employee can file a free wage claim with the Texas Workforce Commission, which can order payment and penalties. Late payment plus a documented correction beats silence in every scenario.
Severance is owed only if your policy or agreement promises it, and promised severance is enforceable. It is separate from the earned wages this deadline covers.
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