Still getting paid after I quit my job???

[charmin]

I worked at a company for 4 months (contract from Jan. to Apr.) and left afterwards. But I've received paychecks for another month, even though I don't work there anymore. Should I contact that company to alert them? And is the money still legally mine?

[Spoons]

Originally posted by charmin
I worked at a company for 4 months (contract from Jan. to Apr.) and left afterwards. But I've received paychecks for another month, even though I don't work there anymore. Should I contact that company to alert them? And is the money still legally mine?

Morally, yes.

But fuck ethics, take the money and run!

[w_man]

Sshhh ....

go to vegas and enjoy urself.

[lint]

contracts are typically paid net 30 days. Did you have a month delay for your first paycheck when you started your contract?

[charmin]

nope. I got paychecks every 2 weeks. When i got another paycheck in mid May, i thought there was a 2 week delay in my paychecks until i just received another one. Thats when i checked my account and found out that there was no 2 week delay in my paychecks.

I don't know the legal issues behind all this.. Is it still mine even if i tell the company?

I'm guessing there's some sort of law in saying nothing and keeping the money...

[lint]

If they find an error they have every right to ask for it back. If you don't want to notify the company, keep quiet and don't spend the money in case they ask for it back. the honest thing to do would be to let them know and clear things up.

[top_speed]

If it was a direct deposit,they have you bank info and they can go through your bank account and withdraw it out as soon as they found out there was an error. i know this because my manager told me he wasn't going to pay for my vacation and then when i check my bank account and found out they did pay me, i kept quite and after 1 day it was withdrawn by company (i should have withdrawed it right away).

[broken_legs]

When you lost your job did you get a written notice ending your employment?


Has anything been sent to you formally ending your employment?

Maybe you are still working there

Maybe you have a verbal contract with your old manager to do consulting

Maybe he agreed to pay you over an extended vacation

Hard for them to say that you don't work there if they never gave you written notice of termination

[bubbley]

KEEP IT

[01RedDX]

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[anschutz_92]

I see you being taken to small claims court in your future...

[Doozer]

Originally posted by top_speed
after 1 day it was withdrawn by company (i should have withdrawed it right away).

Oh come on. Either you've got your facts mixed up, or something else isn't right with this story. A company can't go in and simply withdraw funds from your account. Especially without written consent, no matter how they got there in the first place.

If a real company overpaid and needed money back, they would submit a bill/invoice to you for the difference, and then likely send it to a collections agency. For a real company, the paper trail needs to be accounted for or there are huge legal issues for fraud and doctoring their books. They can't just take money back out of a bank account.

Paying you is the same as paying another company for products or services. Can you imagine if Google went into Amazon's bank account and took some money back for some service they overpaid for? Good grief.


For the OP: Honestly, you want to get this cleared up with the company ASAP. This kind of thing cannot turn out well for you. Eventually someone will find out, and you'll be on the hook for the money. Even if there's grey area, this isn't something you want to have come up in 6 months or a year and get dragged into court. Then there could be fraud charges (obviously you know you're not entitled to that money or you wouldn't have made the thread). It's a huge mess - take your chance to set it right before it costs you a lot.

[broken_legs]

^^^ Nah forget that man

If you didn't get written notice of your termination you are still gainfully employed.

Make sure you walk in to the building and stare at the security camera say hi to people a couple times a week.

Maybe park your car there once in a while.

All proof that you were still working there.

[bspot]

Drain your bank account, close it, change your name and move.

Case closed.

[ZorroAMG]

Keep the money if you can afford to pay it back when they ask for it.

They will.

[signature7]

I'd say give it back, it's not worth the probable hassle that will incur.

Look what happened to this couple from a screw up-


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...e-1689232.html

Would you take that and GO?

[Grogador]

Contractors live (and die) on reputation. Is it worth risking your career?

[Gooseberry]

Originally posted by signature7
I'd say give it back, it's not worth the probable hassle that will incur.

Look what happened to this couple from a screw up-


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...e-1689232.html

Would you take that and GO?

That situation isn't even close to comparable...

[Antonito]

This happened to my wife, and sure enough 6 months later here comes the letter basically saying "pay or go to court to dispute our claim before it goes to collections"

[charmin]

UPDATE:

Just so you guys aren't hanging in suspense ..I called the company back up and they have to go through a formal process and where they send me a letter requesting that I pay them back. I have a year to pay it back in the event that I spent the money..which I didn't.

Apparently, they would've kept paying me until they rechecked their system in August..so I would have to pay it back eventually.


Oh well..i guess i have to work for paychecks now