Enter the separation type and date. Get the exact date final wages are due under the Texas Payday Law, plus the warnings that catch most Texas employers: holding pay for property, missing deduction authorizations, and unclear PTO policies.
This tool provides general information based on the Texas Payday Law and is not legal advice. Verify deadlines for unusual situations with qualified counsel. Results depend on the accuracy of your inputs.
The Texas Payday Law sets two deadlines. Employees who are fired, laid off, or otherwise involuntarily separated must be paid in full within six calendar days of discharge. Employees who quit, retire, or abandon the job must be paid by the next regularly scheduled payday. This calculator applies the correct rule based on who initiated the separation.
All earned compensation: regular hours, overtime, and commissions or bonuses earned under the terms of a written agreement. If your written policy promises payout of unused PTO or other fringe benefits, that payout is enforceable as wages under the Texas Payday Law.
The Texas Workforce Commission has stated that an employer may not withhold final wages because company property, equipment, or timesheets have not been returned once the employer knows or should know the amount owed. Recover property through separate means; do not use the paycheck as leverage.
The statute counts calendar days. Plan to deliver payment on or before the deadline, not after, especially when the deadline lands near a weekend or bank holiday.
No. Withholding final wages as leverage for unreturned company property is a classic Texas Payday Law violation once the employer knows the amount owed. Handle property recovery separately.
The former employee can file a free wage claim with the Texas Workforce Commission, which can order payment and penalties. A late payment plus a documented, voluntary correction is treated far better than silence.
Severance is owed only if your policy or agreement promises it. Once promised, it becomes enforceable, but it is a separate calculation from the earned wages this deadline covers.
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