Reply #6: Its bad, but don't assume that it was intentional

[Nikia]

Sometimes, companies end up doing poorly. In this case, they must have had inept management if they couldn't have planned being able to pay everyone before laying them off. I don't know what the laws concerning this are. I believe that some states say that if the company is closing and in financial trouble that they have to pay their employees before any other creditors are payed.
I, myself, worry about my husband's paychecks, from the small business that he works for, because his boss is often paying him late.
My best friend's family faced financial hardship when his father was never payed for his last month of work when the business he worked for closed.
I hope these workers get their pay.