Failure to pay wages is a breach of the employment contract and is unlawful under state and federal law. For purposes of filing an unemployment insurance claim, you  may consider yourself "terminated." Of course you have a right to leave that job and look for other work, but you had the right to leave your job because of your "at-will" status even before your employer's failure to pay wages.  As far as getting paid is concerned, you should immediately file a complaint with your state department of labor or employment.

By the way, you should also check with your state department of labor on whether it's legal to receive a paycheck just once per month; some types of employees msut be paid twice per month.

(Reviewed 9-08)