EmploymentQuestion 268 of 1605
A discharged employee earned 16 hours of accrued, unused vacation and was owed final hourly wages. At the moment of discharge, the contractor must pay:
a.Only the hourly wages, with vacation paid later
b.Both the final hourly wages and the value of all accrued unused vacation, immediately
c.Only the accrued vacation
d.Nothing until the next regular payday
Explanation
On discharge, Labor Code §201 requires immediate payment of all earned and unpaid wages. Because accrued vacation is treated as wages, both the final hourly pay and the vacation value are due at the time of termination.
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