I won my small claims case and defendant has 30 days to pay
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I won my small claims case and defendant has 30 days to pay
Won small claims case against my former employer for unpaid wages. he cannot
appeal because he didn’t show up for court, judge says he has 30 days to pay me.
Does that 30 days include weekends?
Asked on January 22, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unless specified otherwise, time frames in the legal system--whether to file papers or to make a payment--are calendar, not work or business days. So a 30-day period would be 30 days including holidays and weekends. Therefore, he needs to pay by 2/13/19 (we are assuming that you meant that the judgment was on 1/14/19, not /18).
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