The 24-Hour Rule: Your Final Check After Being Fired
November 6, 2026
The 24 hours is not the deadline for paying you. Under Minn. Stat. § 181.13, wages and commissions actually earned and unpaid at the time you are discharged are immediately due and payable upon your demand, and the 24-hour period that follows the demand decides when your employer falls into default and a daily penalty begins to run.
