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 "response": "# California Final Pay: Employee Quits Without Notice\n\n## When It's Due\n\n**Within 72 hours of the time the employee quits** (Labor Code \u00a7202).\n\n- The 72 hours run continuously and **include weekends and holidays**.\n- **Example:** If the employee quits at 3:00 p.m. Friday, final pay is due by **3:00 p.m. Monday**.\n- **Payment by mail:** If the employee requests it in writing and provides an address, you may mail the check. The **mailing date counts as the payment date**, so it must be postmarked within the 72 hours.\n- **Direct deposit:** This is acceptable if the employee previously authorized it, but the funds must be available within the 72-hour window.\n\n*For comparison:* If an employee gives at least 72 hours' notice, final pay is due on their last day. If you terminate an employee, final pay is due immediately at separation.\n\n## What It Must Include\n\n1. **All wages earned through the last moment worked**, including regular hours, overtime, double time, and any premium pay (e.g., missed meal or rest period premiums).\n2. **All accrued, unused vacation or PTO**, paid at the employee's final rate of pay (\u00a7227.3). California prohibits \"use it or lose it\" forfeiture.\n3. **Earned commissions and bonuses** that are calculable at separation, according to the terms of the plan.\n4. **Expense reimbursements** owed under \u00a72802. These are not technically wages, but they should be paid promptly.\n5. **An itemized wage statement** that meets \u00a7226 requirements.\n\n**Not required:** Paid sick leave, unless it is combined into a single PTO bank. Note that if the employee is rehired within one year, their sick leave balance must be reinstated.\n\n## Deductions: Be Careful\n\n- Make only legally required deductions (taxes, garnishments) or those the employee **authorized in writing**.\n- **Do not deduct** for unreturned equipment, cash shortages, or damage unless the loss resulted from the employee's dishonesty, willful act, or gross negligence. Even then, such deductions carry legal risk.\n\n## Penalty for Late Payment\n\n**Waiting time penalties (\u00a7203):** If you willfully fail to pay on time, the employee's full daily wage continues to accrue for each day the pay is late, **up to 30 days**. A good-faith dispute over the amount owed can be a defense, but simple delay is not.\n\n## Other Separation Items\n\n- **COBRA / Cal-COBRA** notices, if the employee had group health coverage\n- **HIPP notice** (Health Insurance Premium Payment program), for employees covered by group health plans\n- Confirm the employee's mailing address for their **W-2**\n\n**Tip:** If you're unsure about commission calculations or a disputed amount, pay everything that is undisputed within 72 hours to limit penalty exposure, and consult employment counsel on the rest.",
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