Weekly Payment of Wages

Weekly Payment of Wages (M.G.L.c. 149, §148)

Employees must be paid either weekly or biweekly. Executive, administrative, and professional employees may be paid monthly at their own option.
Wages must be paid within six days of the termination of the pay period, or within seven days if the employee has a seven-day workweek.
Employees who are terminated must be paid their wages on the day of discharge. Employees who resign must be paid on the next payday.
The term "wages" includes hourly wages, salary, commissions, holiday pay and vacation pay that is due.