Observed arrival · 2026-10-26
Final Paycheck Check: putting a price on a late check
A free state-law checker calculates when a final paycheck was due, possible penalties, vacation payout, and a total owed; a separate $29 kit offers a demand letter and claim walkthrough.
- For
- Workers checking what a late final paycheck may be worth
- Worth noticing
- It distinguishes missed-deadline penalties from six states where a written demand can start the clock.
Field notes
The page contrasts California’s one-day-of-wages-per-late-day rule, capped at 30, Indiana’s 10%-per-day formula, and Massachusetts’ treble damages. It says the verdict prices penalties at the worker’s rate, reports accrued and capped amounts, and names any willfulness condition alongside statutory maximums. State-law pages are said to include filing deadlines, vacation-pay treatment, citations, and a rules-checked date.
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