When you leave a job, federal law doesn’t require your employer to pay your final paycheck immediately, but some states may require immediate payment.
This page explains general rules, not legal or tax advice for you. Rules change, and they depend on the state you work in. For your own situation, check with your state’s labor agency, a lawyer or a tax advisor.
Find your state’s labor office
The US Department of Labor lists each state’s labor office, with its contact details, on its State Labor Offices page. If the regular payday for your last has passed and you haven’t been paid, the US Department of Labor tells you to contact its Wage and Hour Division or your state labor department.Your W-2
If your job ends before December 31, your employer may give you your for that year any time after you leave, and no later than the IRS deadline for all employees. If you ask for it, your employer must give it to you within 30 days of your request or of your final wage payment, whichever is later. The IRS sets both rules in its General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3.In Every
After your last day, your Every account keeps your past paystubs and tax documents on My profile → Docs.- Your final paystub is under Paystubs, in the year of its pay date, once the pay run that pays it is complete. Select the year, then Download beside the pay date.
- Your W-2 is under W2 Documents when it’s available.