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When is my final paycheck due in West Virginia?

Enter your last day and how the job ended. The calculator applies the West Virginia deadline, tells you how many days late the payment is, and estimates the possible late-pay penalty. It runs in your browser — nothing is sent to us.

Your last day of work

How did the job end? I was fired / discharged I resigned I was laid off

How often were you paid? WeeklyEvery two weeksTwice a monthMonthly Only matters in states where the deadline is "the next payday".

Your daily wage hourly rate × 8 is a fine estimate

Unpaid wages you are owed optional, for the penalty estimate

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How this is calculated

The deadline is the statutory maximum in West Virginia: On discharge, resignation or any other separation, wages due for work already performed must be paid on or before the next regular payday on which those wages would otherwise be payable (W. Va. Code § 21-5-4). Resignation is covered by the same rule: payment on or before the next regular payday. The penalty estimate uses W. Va. Code § 21-5-4a: liquidated damages of twice the unpaid wages and attorney's fees are available, but only to an employee who first makes a written demand and gives the employer the statutory period to pay. This letter is that demand.

This is an estimate, not a legal determination. Penalty provisions usually depend on the employer acting wilfully, and a court or agency decides the final number. Use the result to decide whether to send a demand, not as a promise of what you will collect.