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Virginia Final Paycheck Checker (2026)
Enter your last day worked to see when your final paycheck is due in Virginia — next payday if you were fired, next payday if you quit.
Virginia final paycheck checker
Enter your last day worked to apply the rule to your dates.
This is the Virginia rule applied to what you entered — a plain summary of the deadline, not a determination that any employer did or did not pay on time.
- Separation
- Fired / discharged
- Last day worked
- Not entered
- Final pay due
- Next regular payday
- Late-pay consequence
- Treble damages (if knowing)
Plain-language summary, not legal advice.
Informational only, not legal advice. Final-pay rules turn on details this summary cannot weigh (payroll schedule, disputed amounts, deductions). See the full rules and citations on the Virginia final paycheck reference, cited to Va. Code §40.1-29.
How Virginia final paycheck timing works
Virginia ties the final-paycheck deadline to your normal pay schedule: your wages are due on or before the date you would have been paid if the job had not ended, whether you quit, were laid off, or were fired. The number to watch is the penalty. After 2020 amendments, §40.1-29 gives employees a private right of action, liquidated damages, and 8% interest — and if the employer acted knowingly, the court "shall award" treble (three times) the unpaid wages plus attorney’s fees. That is a damages multiplier, not a per-day penalty, but it can turn a small unpaid balance into a serious liability.
This tool applies the Virginia rule to your last day worked. It is informational only and not legal advice — a "next regular payday" rule depends on your payroll schedule, and disputed amounts or deductions can change things. For the full rules, penalties, and citations, see the Virginia final paycheck reference.
Final paycheck checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own quit and fired deadlines.