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When an employee leaves an employer, federal and state laws dictate when the employer must provide the employee with their final pay, where it must be delivered to, and what the pay must include. Here are some considerations about final pay.

The United States Supreme Court has ruled in Helix Energy Solutions Group v. Hewitt that an employee who made in excess of $200,000 annually was eligible for overtime pay due to the fact that the employee was paid on a daily basis.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Publication 503 for use in preparing 2022 tax returns, which describes the tests a taxpayer must meet in order to claim the credit for child and dependent care expenses and explains how to calculate and claim the credit.

The following states or localities have announced new minimum wage increases.

The following chart shows the current minimum wage for non-tipped and tipped employees and the next scheduled increase (if any) for each state, the District of Columbia, various U.S. territories/commonwealths and numerous local jurisdictions.  Rates listed in black were enacted by federal, state, district, territory or commonwealth law. Rates listed in red were enacted by city or county ordinance. It is important to note that minimum wages that may be paid to individuals under a certain age (e.g. youth wage), to employees during a “training” period, or to employees working for a non-profit are not reflected.

California has enacted Senate Bill 1162, which amends the requirements for employers regarding pay transparency and pay data reporting. Senate Bill 1162 takes effect Jan. 1, 2023.  ADP is in the process of reviewing our reporting capabilities to help support clients who need to retrieve employee-level data necessary to file a pay data report.