Phoned in resignation

SHEILA

I received a voice mail this am from a EE saying she would not be coming back but she would be in to pick up her pay check. We hold back a week, so , do I need to pay her for this weeks's work or can I mail that to her next Thursday?

Hunter1

State law controls. I would venture to guess that in most states, like WI, you can pay with your next regular pay cycle. But, check your state requirements.

LarryC

Sheila, that will depend on your state regs. You should find that there are different rules for employees who quit vs. employees who are fired. Here in MN the rules vary by occupation also. Hopefully CT isn't as screwy as this state. That said, here in MN you could wait until next Thursday unless the person was a salesperson, a transitory employee, or a public service employee. I'll quit here and not bore you with the rest of this state's mindless meanderings.

HRCalico

Larry, I'm disappointed. Usually you throw in something like "the land of 10,000 termination payout rules". :>)

And Sheila, you can call your state DOL to get a difinitive answer on when to pay.

cthr

IN CT when an employee resigns you can pay them on the next regular payday. IF you terminate them, you must pay them within 24 hours.

LarryC

Sorry to let you down, Lenetta. I would have used your suggestion except there are only 9,000 and I thought it unfair to our steller legislative herd to scorn them any more than what I already do.

atrimble

Missouri allows next regular payday. I would inform the employee via registered, return receipt mail that the resignation had been received and accepted; verify the end date of employment and inform her when to look in her mailbox for the check. If she needs to retrieve personal items, have her call to schedule a convenient time, or ship her stuff to her last known address.