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If the last day of the month falls on a weekend but I want my quitting to coincide with the end of the month, will the company use that as an excuse to short me for the weekend day(s)?

I get paid semi-monthly. Pay day is the 15th and the last day of the month, except for when either of those falls on a weekend or holiday, in which case pay day will be the closest business day before the 15th or last day of the month. Pretty standard. I'm thinking about quitting abruptly right at the end of April. Problem is, April 30 this year is a Saturday. That means our end-of-month pay checks will come in on the morning of Friday April 29. If I hand in my immediate resignation on that day, will the company try to short me one day's pay because “I quit one day before the last day of the month” and try to make me pay back a calculation of one day's pay? The only reason I'm not quitting exactly on April 30 is because April 30 is a Saturday. What should…


I get paid semi-monthly. Pay day is the 15th and the last day of the month, except for when either of those falls on a weekend or holiday, in which case pay day will be the closest business day before the 15th or last day of the month. Pretty standard.

I'm thinking about quitting abruptly right at the end of April. Problem is, April 30 this year is a Saturday. That means our end-of-month pay checks will come in on the morning of Friday April 29. If I hand in my immediate resignation on that day, will the company try to short me one day's pay because “I quit one day before the last day of the month” and try to make me pay back a calculation of one day's pay? The only reason I'm not quitting exactly on April 30 is because April 30 is a Saturday. What should I do in this situation? Or will it be ok and I won't get asked for any money back?

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