Letter asking for my final pay
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Letter asking for my final pay
Date: ____________________
To: ____________________ (owner, manager or business name)
Business address: ____________________
My name is ____________________. I worked for you as a ____________________ from ____________ to ____________.
My last day of work was ____________. (Check one.)
[ ] You let me go or laid me off on that day. Under California Labor Code section 201, my final wages were due that same day.
[ ] I quit and gave at least 72 hours' notice. Under California Labor Code section 202, my final wages were due on my last day.
[ ] I quit with less than 72 hours' notice. Under California Labor Code section 202, my final wages were due within 72 hours after I left.
I have not received all my final wages. I am owed:
- Pay for hours worked: ____________________
- Overtime: ____________________
- Unused vacation or paid time off (Labor Code section 227.3): ____________________
- Other: ____________________
Please pay me all my final wages right away. You can give them to me in person, or mail them to:
Under California Labor Code section 203, an employer who willfully pays final wages late may owe a penalty of one day's wages for each day of delay, up to 30 days.
If I do not receive my pay by ____________, I plan to file a claim with the California Labor Commissioner.
Thank you,
____________________ (signature)
Phone or email: ____________________
Keep a copy of this letter and write down the date and how you sent it. Do not write your immigration status or Social Security number on this letter.
From Final Paycheck. Facts checked October 21, 2026. Free information, not legal or medical advice.