District of Columbia Final Paycheck Law

District of Columbia final paycheck deadline for fired and resigning employees, with the statute and a calculator that returns the exact date your last check is

Last update

October 19, 2026

In District of Columbia, D.C. Code 32-1303 gives you until the end of the next business day to pay a terminated employee, with the next regular payday for a resignation. In full: Fired: next working day. Quit: next payday or within 7 days, whichever is earlier. Pick the separation type, enter the last day and your next payday, and the calculator returns the latest date you can legally pay. Accrued PTO payout is a separate District of Columbia rule and is not included. Related: the District of Columbia minimum wage, the HR compliance risk check for the termination process, and the all-state calculator. Nearby: Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.

District of Columbia final paycheck deadline calculator

When a District of Columbia employee's last check is legally due, by how they left and when you normally run payroll.

How did they leave?Last day workedNext regular paydayNotice the employee gave

Pay the final check no later than

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Terminations have a clock. Let payroll run it.

CoAd Pay issues off-cycle final checks the same day, applies the state deadline and PTO rule, and files the paperwork. HR support for the termination is one add-on away.

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District of Columbia rule from D.C. Code 32-1303 as checked in October 2026. "Working day" means Monday to Friday here. "Immediately" means the last day. PTO payout and deductions are separate rules. Educational, not legal advice.

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