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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
Employers are not required by federal law to give former employees their final paycheck immediately. Some states, however, may require immediate payment or payment within a specific time period.
In Hawaii, for voluntary termination, the employer must pay the employee’s wages in full no later than the next regular payday, except that if the employee gives at least one pay period’s notice of intention to quit, the employer must pay all wages earned by the employee at the time of quitting.
For involuntary termination, employer must pay the employee’s wages in full at the time of discharge. If the discharge occurs at a time and under conditions which prevent an employer from making immediate payment, then payment must be made on the working day following discharge.
When work of an employee is suspended as a result of a labor dispute, or when an employee for any reason whatsoever is temporarily laid off, the employer must pay in full to the employee not later than the next regular payday. (Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 388-2.)
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Director Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Regulations
Haw. Rev. Stat., Ch. 388
Haw. Code R., Title 12, Ch. 21