When your final paycheck is due in Arkansas
In Arkansas, a fired worker must be paid by the next regular payday. No statute sets a deadline if you quit.
- Fired or laid off
- By the next regular payday
- If you quit
- No statute sets a deadline for employees who quit
- If the employer pays late
- If wages are not paid within 7 days of the next regular payday, the employer owes double the wages due.
- Filing a wage claim
- File a wage claim with the Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Labor Standards.
The final-pay statute covers employees who are discharged; it says nothing about employees who quit.
The law
Ark. Code § 11-4-405. Read the statute or the state agency’s page.
Checked in October 2026 against a published copy of the statute, because the official code site was unavailable. Laws change, so confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
What to do next
If the deadline has passed, ask for the wages in writing first and keep a copy. The free first letter in the Wage Claim Letters kit does this. If that doesn’t work, file a wage claim with the agency listed above. The final paycheck lookup compares states side by side.
Other states
- Alabama
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- Illinois
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- Ohio
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- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington, D.C.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
General information about Arkansas law, not legal advice, and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Wage Claim Letters is a self-help template kit from Kits For That.