Final pay after discharge
The verified Alaska final-pay registry says a fired employee must be paid within 3 working days, excluding weekends and holidays. This calculator excludes Saturdays and Sundays. It does not exclude holidays because holiday calendars are not entered.
Final pay after a quit
For a quitting employee, the verified registry says final pay is due on the next regular payday at least 3 working days after last day worked. Enter the next regular payday if you want the tool to check whether it is at least three working days after the last day worked.
Basic formula
No penalty amount is displayed
The site registry marks Alaska’s final-pay waiting penalty as unverified. Under the site’s publication rule, unverified values render nothing. This page therefore gives timing only and does not show a dollar amount, daily wage amount, multiplier, or penalty estimate.
What this does not determine
- Whether a holiday extends the working-day count.
- Whether all wages, commissions, reimbursements, deductions, or disputes are resolved.
- Whether federal, contract, public-sector, union, or handbook rules are more protective.
- Any waiting-time penalty or damages amount.
Worked examples
Example 1: fired on Monday
Example 2: fired on Friday
Sources and verification
The fired and quit timing rules come from the verified Alaska Department of Labor source listed in the registry: Alaska wage and hour FAQ. Automated tests cover weekend-excluding working-day counts, fired timing, quit payday checks, invalid date handling, and visible result rendering.