Resignation Letter in Montana

A simple resignation letter you can adapt for immediate resignation or a longer notice period. Your state's final-paycheck and PTO-payout rules are shown below.

What Montana law says

Final paycheck if you quit	Final wages are due by the next regular payday for the pay period in which the employee left, or within 15 days of leaving, whichever comes first. Source: MCA 39-3-205(1)
At-will employment and exceptions	Montana is not a pure at-will state. After an employee finishes the employer's probationary period, a firing is wrongful if it is not for good cause, is retaliation for refusing to violate or reporting a violation of public policy, materially violates the employer's written personnel policy, or is based solely on legal free speech. During probation, either side may end employment for any reason. A lawsuit must be filed within 1 year of the discharge. Deadline: https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0020/part_0090/section_0110/0390-0020-0090-0110.html Source: MCA 39-2-904; MCA 39-2-911 (Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act)

Final paycheck if you quit

Final wages are due by the next regular payday for the pay period in which the employee left, or within 15 days of leaving, whichever comes first.

Source: MCA 39-3-205(1)

At-will employment and exceptions

Montana is not a pure at-will state. After an employee finishes the employer's probationary period, a firing is wrongful if it is not for good cause, is retaliation for refusing to violate or reporting a violation of public policy, materially violates the employer's written personnel policy, or is based solely on legal free speech. During probation, either side may end employment for any reason. A lawsuit must be filed within 1 year of the discharge.

Deadline: https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0020/part_0090/section_0110/0390-0020-0090-0110.html

Source: MCA 39-2-904; MCA 39-2-911 (Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act)

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[today's date]

Dear [manager's name],

I am resigning from my position as [job title] at [company name], effective [last day of work].

[Optional: one sentence on why you are leaving, or thanks.]

I will return company property, including [laptop, badge, keys], by [return date].

Please send my final paycheck and any wages owed to [mailing address or direct deposit], and tell me about continuing my benefits.

Sincerely,

[your name] [phone or personal email]

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