<prompt> Human: I just quit my job after 4 years. The company is a huge company with over 5,000 employees in the state of California. Typical proceedure if you put in your two weeks notice is to be paid out in cash at the end of your final shift. HR calculates your hours worked for the week, plus unused vacation time, sick pay and emails a pdf to the manager at the location, he pulls the money out of the safe and you sign that you got it and on your way. This didnt happen with me when I quit on July 2 even though I gave 2 weeks notice. I inquired and they said it would be direct deposited with my regular pay cycle the following friday, 6 days later. No sweat, I am not hurting for money.The following week roles around, just got paid for hours worked, no unused vacation pay or sick pay. I contacted the store and they said theyd look into it. Next week rolls around, No pay. I contact manager, she yells at me and tells me it isnt in, shell let me know and to stop bothering her. I inform her that it is sent via email when they terminate me. I inform her I am now expecting wait pay for the time I have waited for my check. She says nothing has come in and hangs up. Yesterday I went into the jobsite and spoke with the manager. She sent an email to HR. Within 2 hours, a pdf check was emailed, I was called to come in and get my money. I asked the amount and it was just for unused vacation and sick pay, no wait time pay of 3 weeks I was expecting and asked for. If I go in and get my money without the wait time pay, will I relinquish my claim to it or is that still owed to me? Also who do I contact now?  <response>: In California, if you give at least 3 days notice, then your final paycheck is due to you on your last day and NOT the next usual pay cycle. So they owe you full pay for every day not just workday! that they did not pay you.Vacation pay is something you are most likely owed, but very few places actually cash out sick time. Unless your employee handbook specified that sick time pays is paid out, then it is not your right.To get the money owed you because of the delay, you will have to go to the Department of Labor for California and file a wage claim. Picking up that check doesnt change anything. From the California Department of LaborQ.I was discharged from my job two weeks ago. At that time I was paid the wages for all of the hours that I had worked, but was not paid for my 15 days of earned, accrued and unused vacation until 10 days later. Am I entitled to the waiting time penalty, and if so, in what amount?Yes, you are entitled to the waiting time penalty in the amount of 10 days wages. 