Phase 3 of 3 · Hard Conversations
Final paycheck
The wages still owed at separation, due on the timetable Texas Payday Law sets for that kind of ending.
End the job and end the wages on the lawful clock, not on convenience.
In plain English
The last paycheck is still wages, and Texas has a clock for when they are due.
- What it looks like in business
- An owner fires someone on a Tuesday and waits for the next regular payday without checking whether this ending requires faster pay.
- Why it matters
- A lawful ending becomes a wage claim when the last check is late, short, or trimmed by a deduction nobody authorized.
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Where it sits
Phase 3: Hard Conversations
A fair process for performance, complaints, accommodations, and exits so the owner is not both the boss and the only adult in the room.