I got laid off in Nevada, am I still entitled to my vacation pay?
Question: I recently got laid off.. I do have earned vacation pay but my company says they do not pay out vacation pay… I thought they had to? I live in Nevada if that makes any difference.
Answer:
Wages = Payment for time worked.
Compensation = Wages and/or other forms of payment.
This is taken straight from the horse’s mouth at http://www.laborcommissioner.com/faq.html
When does my employer have to pay me after I quit or have been fired?
When you are fired or laid off, wages and compensation earned and unpaid when discharged become due and payable immediately. The employer has three days to get your final payment to you if you have been terminated. If you quit, wages and compensation must be paid no later than the day on which you would have been regularly paid or within seven calendar days, whichever is earlier.
NRS 608.020 Discharge of employee: Immediate payment. Whenever an employer discharges an employee, the wages and compensation earned and unpaid at the time of such discharge shall become due and payable immediately.
[Part 2:71:1919; 1919 RL p. 2776; NCL § 2776] http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-608.html
Am I entitled to my unused vacation when I am fired or quit?
Nevada statutes only require payment for time worked.
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