Texas Final Pay Rules
Six calendar days after discharge. The next payday if the employee quits.
The rule
The Texas Workforce Commission says the Texas Payday Law sets the final paycheck deadline. If an employee is laid off, discharged, fired, or otherwise involuntarily separated, final pay is due within six calendar days of discharge. If the employee quits, retires, resigns, or otherwise leaves voluntarily, final pay is due on the next regularly scheduled payday. Regular wages follow that deadline. Fringe benefits follow it too, unless a written policy sets a different payout schedule for that benefit.
What employers must do
Decide whether the separation was involuntary or voluntary before you pick a date. Do not hold the entire final pay until the next payday when the associate was discharged. The old article said only the next regular payday. That is the rule for a resignation, not for a discharge.
Effective dates
Labor Code section 61.014 is the current Payday Law rule cited by the Commission. No January 1, 2027 change was on that page.
What this means for BOSS partners and associates
BOSS is often the employer of record for the associate. Wage, break, leave, posting, and tax rules usually follow the state where the associate works. Tell BOSS that state before the assignment starts. Associates should record every hour worked on the timesheet. Do not promise a pay practice, a leave bank, or a posting the statute does not require.
Questions? Contact BOSS Support at support@backofficenow.com.
Sources
This article is general information, not legal advice. Laws change; check with BOSS Support or your own counsel for your situation.