BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5823: Payment of final wages

Requiring prompt payment of final wages.

Summary

When an employee leaves his or her employer, any wages due are paid to the employee within 24-hours of the separation. If an employer fails to pay the wages as required, the employer is liable for one hundred dollars in liquidated damages for each day the wages remain unpaid, in addition to any other available legal remedies.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5823), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring prompt payment of final wages;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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SB 5823 (2011–12) Court income · Did not pass · died in committee