Utah requires a discharged employee's wages within 24 hours of separation (§34-28-5).
Law: Utah Code §§34-28-5, 34-28-9.5 · Rules checked October 2026
If you quit, Utah sets the deadline at the next regular payday. The free wage claim for either path goes to the Utah Labor Commission — the walkthrough in the kit lists its window and what to attach.
Utah's continuation rule: a discharged employee who demands payment in writing and is not paid within 24 hours keeps earning — wages continue at the same rate until paid, for up to 60 days (§34-28-5). The written demand is the trigger.
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 Utah Labor Commission. 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.