Most states have laws that require employers to pay employees their wages with some minimum frequency—usually either twice a month (semi-monthly) or every other week (bi-weekly)—and some states require weekly or monthly payment of wages.

These laws are known as payday laws and also dictate when an employee who has been fired/terminated or quit must be paid their final paycheck—in some states, immediately; in some states within a certain number of days; and in some states on the next regularly-scheduled payday.

Payday laws vary from state to state and are usually included in a state’s statutes—often in the labor code or other statutes governing employer-employee relations.

In Vermont, employers are required to pay their employees on a regular basis, which is typically either weekly or bi-weekly, as per Vermont Statutes Title 21, Chapter 5, Section 342. Vermont law mandates that an employer must pay an employee within six days after the end of the pay period during which the wages were earned for weekly pay periods. For bi-weekly or semi-monthly pay periods, the employer must pay within seven days after the end of the pay period. When an employee is terminated or quits, Vermont law requires the employer to pay the employee their final wages no later than the last day of the pay period in which the employee was separated from employment, or the following Friday if the last day of the pay period is not a regular payday, as per Vermont Statutes Title 21, Chapter 5, Section 342. These regulations ensure that employees receive their earned wages in a timely manner and provide clear guidelines for the final payment of wages upon termination of employment.