Final paychecks, PTO laws, non-competes, FMLA, severance, and unemployment procedures by state.
Pennsylvania has no state family-leave law, so eligible workers apply for leave under the federal FMLA. Here is who qualifies, how to give notice, what the medical certification requires, and the job-protection rules that apply when you return.
FMLA is a federal law, so Georgia workers apply under the same national rules. Here is who qualifies, what the leave covers, how to give notice, and how job protection works.
North Carolina has no separate state family-leave law, so leave runs under the federal FMLA. A plain-language walkthrough of eligibility, notice, medical certification, and job protection.
A step-by-step look at requesting FMLA leave from an Illinois employer: who qualifies, how much notice the law requires, the medical certification process, the DOL forms involved, and how job protection interacts with Illinois leave laws.
In Pennsylvania, a final paycheck is due by the next regular payday after separation, whether an employee is fired or quits. This article covers the deadline, what wages are owed, late-payment penalties, and how to file a wage claim.
How Illinois law sets the deadline for a final paycheck after you quit, are laid off, or are fired, including earned unused vacation and what to do when final pay is late.
Ohio sets no special deadline for a final paycheck after termination. Final wages are due on the next regular payday under ORC 4113.15, with liquidated damages if pay is 30 days late.
New York sets no separate final-pay deadline. A last paycheck is due by the next regular payday, with wage-claim penalties that can double what is owed.
Georgia has no statutory deadline for a final paycheck. A plain-language look at when last wages are due after quitting or being fired, what the check must include, and how to recover earned wages that go unpaid.
Florida has no statute setting a final-paycheck deadline. Final wages are due on the next regular payday. This spoke covers what the last check must include, PTO payout rules, and how to recover unpaid wages through the DOL or a Florida wage claim.
The Texas Payday Law sets when a final paycheck is due after a job ends: within six calendar days of a discharge, or by the next regular payday for a worker who quits. Here is what the check must include, when deductions are allowed, and how to file a wage claim with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Texas does not require employers to pay out unused PTO at termination. Unused vacation or PTO is owed only when a written policy or employment agreement promises it, enforceable through the Texas Payday Law.