Current and former SuperValu (Albertson’s, Lucky, Sav-on) employees in California will participate in a $15 million settlement of a case alleging that the company failed to immediately pay employees their final wages on their last day of work for an involuntary termination (or within 72 hours of a resignation) as required by state law.

Under California law, wages continue as a penalty for up to thirty days after termination. Most states have similar laws, but they each vary a bit. You must follow the law of the state where your employee works, not the law of the state where company headquarters is located. Save yourself 15 million bucks and pay attention to this issue.