--- title: "Missouri Final Paycheck Law: Due Same Day If Fired | MCC" description: "Missouri final paycheck: due same day after a firing, no set deadline under state law after a quit. Dated examples from Missouri's own pages." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/bookkeeping/final-paycheck-laws-missouri" --- Final pay · Missouri # Missouri final paycheck law When Missouri says a departing employee must be paid, what changes between a firing and a quit, and what Missouri's official pages say about commissions, getting the check to the employee and late pay. [![Intuit ProAdvisor Gold tier badge](/img/credentials/intuit-proadvisor-gold.png)](https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search?searchId=matthew-coleman77)Gold tier in Intuit's ProAdvisor program. [See my Intuit listing](https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search?searchId=matthew-coleman77) Want this tracked every month? Wrenfold keeps your budget on your own device. [See Wrenfold](/personal-finance) **Short answer.** Fired or laid off: On the day of discharge. Quit: Missouri law has no requirement for when wages are due after a quit. If they aren't paid by the next regular pay period, they can be collected by legal action. ## Missouri final pay at a glance Fired or laid off On the day of discharge. Quit Missouri law has no requirement for when wages are due after a quit. If they aren't paid by the next regular pay period, they can be collected by legal action. Law RSMo 290.110 Agency Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards ## In Missouri's words **Fired or laid off** Hiring in another state? [Employer registration in Missouri, done for you](/bookkeeping/out-of-state-employer-registration), or [a free bookkeeping health check](/bookkeeping/health-check). "Wages are due at the time of termination." **Quitting** "There are no requirements under Missouri law" ## Example with dates Suppose a Missouri employee's last day is Tuesday, November 10, 2026 and the weekly payroll's next payday is Monday, November 16, 2026. The final check would be due: - **Fired or laid off:** Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - **Quit:** The official page says there's no state requirement for this case. Your own dates: [open the calculator set to Missouri](/bookkeeping/final-paycheck-due-date-calculator?state=mo). ## Missouri commissions at separation The discharge rule doesn't apply to employees paid mainly on commission whose duties include collections or stock that must be audited to find the amount due. ## Getting the check to a former Missouri employee The employee can send a written request (the Department suggests certified mail, return receipt requested); the employer has 7 days to respond. ## If a Missouri final paycheck is late If wages don't arrive within 7 days of the written request, wages continue at the same rate until paid, for no more than 60 days. ## Worth knowing in Missouri Claims under $5,000 can go to small claims court; larger ones to circuit court. **Not stated on the Missouri pages we read:** vacation payout. ## Official Missouri sources - [Missouri Labor: If an employee is terminated when are his or her final wages due?](https://labor.mo.gov/faqs/knowledge-base/if-employee-terminated-when-are-his-or-her-final-wages-due) (checked November 2026) - [Missouri Labor: If an employee quits his job, when are the final wages due to him?](https://labor.mo.gov/faqs/knowledge-base/if-employee-quits-his-job-when-are-final-wages-due-him) (checked November 2026) - [RSMo 290.110: Payment due discharged employee, exceptions, penalty for delay](https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=290.110) (checked November 2026) Missouri rules as published on the pages above, checked November 2026. General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. A union contract or written agreement can change the timing. ## Missouri final paycheck questions **How soon is a final paycheck due after a firing in Missouri?** On the day of discharge. Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards puts it as "Wages are due at the time of termination." **When does an employee who quits in Missouri get the last check?** Missouri law has no requirement for when wages are due after a quit. If they aren't paid by the next regular pay period, they can be collected by legal action. Notice doesn't change it on the page we checked. **What about commissions in a Missouri final paycheck?** The discharge rule doesn't apply to employees paid mainly on commission whose duties include collections or stock that must be audited to find the amount due. **Can a Missouri final paycheck be mailed or direct deposited?** The employee can send a written request (the Department suggests certified mail, return receipt requested); the employer has 7 days to respond. **What does Missouri law say about a late final paycheck?** If wages don't arrive within 7 days of the written request, wages continue at the same rate until paid, for no more than 60 days. 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