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can be paid within six days of the last day of work,

but if they are fired, the employer should be ready

with a paycheck that day.

 Immediate payment of accrued, unused vacation

time. The law treats vacation time as earned

wages that must be paid on termination. This does

not apply to sick days or personal days, which can

lead to confusion if the different kinds of time off

are not carefully tracked.

 Information about applying for unemployment

benefits must be provided to the employee even if

the employer thinks they are not eligible. The

employer can later make the decision about

whether to contest an application for benefits, but

the information must be provided to the employee.

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