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Question from flyfly13Nov-3
i was recently fired from my job of six years. my question is this; how does getting your last paycheck work. allow me to explain. i was under other impression, as a  supervisor myself, that at the moment of firing the employer must have the ' frees' " last paycheck in hand. is this true or false. ? not only did this not happen, but it has now been 5 weeks and after a wild goose chase to find out where my paycheck was, imagine my surprise when i received a "receipt' of a check stating that it was NOT a check! do I have reason for concern. This all seems very sloppy.( Especially for such a huge corporation).
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Tax_Counsel Nov-3 81886.2
The law regarding the payment of the final wages depends on the laws of your state, and you did not indicate the state. In general, however, the employer doesn't have to hand the employee the check at the moment of termination. On the other hand, 5 weeks is too long. Contact your state department of labor about the paycheck problem. Probably one call from the DOL to the employer will be enough to motivate the employer to cough up the check.
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