Payment on discharge

(a) An employer that discharges an employee is required to pay all wages due by the next regular payday. (b) An employer that fails to make the payment required under subsection (a) of this section within seven (7) days of the next regular payday shall owe the employee double the wages due. Amended by Act 2019, No. 853,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1889, No. 61, §§ 1-3, p. 76; 1903, No. 155, § 1, p. 272; 1905, No. 210, § 1, p. 537; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7125-7127; Pope's Dig., §§ 9111-9113; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 81-308 -- 81-310. (a) An employer that discharges an employee is required to pay all wages due by the next regular payday. (b) An employer that fails to make the payment required under subsection (a) of this section within seven (7) days of the next regular payday shall owe the employee double the wages due. Amended by Act 2019, No. 853,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1889, No. 61, §§ 1-3, p. 76; 1903, No. 155, § 1, p. 272; 1905, No. 210, § 1, p. 537; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7125-7127; Pope's Dig., §§ 9111-9113; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 81-308 -- 81-310.