AL HB49

Final wages earned by an employee who quits, resigns, is discharged, suspended, or laid off shall become due and payable on the next regularly scheduled payday.

Employee may choose to receive final wages through their usual payment method or by mail.

Employer who fails to pay final wages without reasonable grounds for dispute is liable for liquidated damages of 10 percent of unpaid wages for each day the payment is late, excluding Sundays and legal holidays.

Liquidated damages are not actionable beyond the bankruptcy petition date if the employer is declared bankrupt by the court.

Employer is exempt from violations if unable to timely prepare payroll due to labor dispute, power failure, weather catastrophe, epidemic, fire, state of emergency, terrorist attack, act of God, or other circumstances beyond their control.