Indiana sets the final-pay deadline at the next regular payday.
Law: Ind. Code §§22-2-5-1, 22-2-5-2 · Rules checked October 2026
The same next-payday deadline applies when you quit. The free wage claim for either path goes to the Indiana Department of Labor — the walkthrough in the kit lists its window and what to attach.
Indiana's statute prices delay by the day: liquidated damages of 10% of the unpaid wages for each day they stay unpaid, up to double the wages owed (§22-2-5-2) — assessed when wages are recovered through the state or a court.
Your state lets the employer's own policy decide. If the handbook or your offer letter promises payout of accrued vacation — or the company has a practice of paying it — that promise is enforceable. If the policy says unused vacation is forfeited at separation, the state will generally hold you to it.
The free claim goes to Indiana Department of Labor. It costs nothing and you do not need a lawyer; what you need is the amount computed, the demand already sent where your state rewards one, and the file assembled.
Filing window: set by state law and shorter than people expect — file within weeks, not months.
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General information from the published statute — not legal advice. Penalty figures elsewhere on this site are statutory maximums, with willfulness conditions named where the statute names them.