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Nevada final paycheck law in Las Vegas: when you must be paid after quitting or firing
If you were fired, your final pay is due immediately; if you quit, it is due by your next regular payday or 7 days after you quit, whichever comes first.
Updated November 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Nevada sets different deadlines for final pay depending on how the job ended. Find your situation below and count from your last day.
The deadlines
If you were fired, everything you earned is due immediately (NRS 608.020(1)). Immediately means the day you are let go.
If you were laid off temporarily with a possible recall, final pay is also due immediately (NRS 608.020(2)).
If you quit, your final pay is due on your next regular payday or 7 days after you quit, whichever comes first (NRS 608.030).
Step by step
Step 1: Write down the exact date your job ended and whether you were fired, laid off or quit. Every deadline counts from that date.
Step 2: Find the deadline that applies. For a firing or temporary layoff, it is that same day. For a quit, compare your next regular payday with the date 7 days after you quit, and use the earlier one.
Step 3: If the deadline passes without payment, know what lateness costs the employer. Your wages keep running at the same rate from the day you left until you are paid, up to 30 days (NRS 608.040).
That extra pay starts once the employer misses the deadline by 3 days for a firing or a temporary layoff. For a quit, it starts with any delay (NRS 608.040).
Step 4: If you worked for a subcontractor and were not paid, the original contractor can also be sued for your wages. That action must be started within 2 years after the wages should have been paid by the subcontractor (NRS 11.209).
Step 5: If you lost your job, file for unemployment with Nevada DETR right away. Benefits are not retroactive past your filing date, so waiting costs you weeks of money.
Step 6: If DETR denies your claim, check the mailing date on the determination letter. You have 11 days from when it was mailed or sent to appeal or ask for reconsideration (NRS 612.495).
Step 7: Keep money coming in while you wait. Food, rent and utility help does not need to wait for a paycheck, and 211 can point you to what is available.
Free help is available from the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (lacsn.org, (702) 386-1070) or by calling 211.
Sources: Find a job in Las Vegas, I lost my job — how to file for Nevada unemployment, NRS 11.209 - Actions against original contractors by employees of subcontractors