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I was supposed to mail a paycheck on Friday, and didn't mail it until Monday. Did I break the law?
Already Tried: North Carolina
Thank you for using JustAnswer! Why were you supposed to mail the check on Friday?
Friday is payday.
Thank you. And why didn't the checks get out until Monday?
What I told him was, that his slid under some paperwork and as soon as I found it, I mailed it. What really happened was: He is extremely remiss about turning in his debit card receipts (company-owned debit card). My office is supposed to check the receipts against what the techs list on their expense reports to ensure everything is honest. He had not sent receipts for two weeks and lied about when he did send them. He continually doesn't call in his charges and occurs overdraft fees because of this. I know, it is apples and oranges, but he would be hard pressed to prove that I deliberately withheld his check for a day. I won't do it again, but wanted to know the legality of it.
You're fine. You didn't break the law and you won't go to jail. Good luck!
What is the law on this.
There isn't any. The only thing to be concerned of is if the employee has a written contract or employment agreement that specifies it and it's not done -- then the employee can sue for breach of contract. But you never see things like that in contracts because there are a lot of Monday holidays when offices are closed, post office doesn't deliver, etc. I don't anticipate you'll see such language in the future, either, as more and more people transition to direct deposit. The law doesn't even require that the check be mailed. If he wants it that bad, he can come to the office and pick it up (and drop off his receipts at the same time). In other words, it's not a legal issue....it's an internal office procedure issue.
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