SB 5823 - DIGEST

Provides that when any employee shall cease to work for an employer, whether by discharge or by voluntary withdrawal, the wages due shall be paid to the employee within twenty-four hours of the cessation of such work at the usual pay location of the employer.

Provides that an employer that fails to pay wages as required by this act is liable for one hundred dollars in liquidated damages for each day for which the wages remain unpaid in addition to any other available legal remedies.