Termination and compensation

annmarie

Does anyone know the law as it pertains to termination of employees' in the state of Utah, Mississippi, and/or Arizona? What is the law for payment of wages? Do I have time to pay these teminated employees or do I have to pay them immediately?

Don D

In Mississippi, the law is that you must pay them on the next regularly occuring pay date. If, however, tomorrow is payday and you terminate today, or something of this timeframe, you are not required to pay out their leave that quickly. It can wait till the next most reasonable opportunity. It is also not true that they must have a reason for termination or a letter of termination stating the reason.

Don D

A friend advised that my response might have been misinterpreted. What I stated is accurate as far as the law goes. However, it goes without saying that I would certainly pay out all amounts due an employee if the termination were pre-planned, as in a RIF or a retirement. But, your question, I thought, related more to what is the law, rather than what would I do. Anyway..........

System

annmarie, assuming they're fired...

AZ: three working days or end of next pay period, whichever is sooner.

UT: 24 hours.

Found it in the outrageously helpful book, "50 Employment Laws in 50 States." The Forum's own Tammy Binford spent many long months painstakingly compiling this book. I avoided working on it by pretending to be in a coma - sorry, Tammy. x:D
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