Final Wages in Massachusetts

When an employment relationship ends in Massachusetts, you must pay the last earned wages within a specific time period:

--If the employee is terminated, he or she must be paid their accrued wages on his or her last day of work.

--If the employee quits, he or she must be paid on the earlier of the next regular payday or by the first Saturday after they quit (if there is no regular payday).

To be safe, we recommend that you pay all earned wages on their last day of work with you.

If you are currently paying with direct deposit, you will need to change your payment method settings to check in the system in order to pay on your employee's last working day. Their last wages can be paid with a physical check or a money transfer service.

To change to check payment, follow these instructions:

1. Click on Employees on the left-hand side of the screen and click on View Details next to your employee.

2. Click on on Edit in the section of [employee name] Payment Method.

3. From there, you can choose Check instead of Direct Deposit and then click on Save Changes.

This will cancel the future direct deposit and allow you to pay them directly instead on their last working day.

Final Wages in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has very strict termination rules for when your employment relationship ends.