What if a Company Keeps Paying You?

[chnco]

So I have a friend who worked for a company a while ago. She had direct deposit from that company previously. She no longer works for the company, but have just recently started paying her on accident. There it's happened a few times now.

So can the company somehow repossess the money?? Any legal ramifications?

["B"]

Yes they can. Tell her not to spend it.

[Mike Lowrey]

So I have a friend who worked for a company a while ago. She had direct deposit from that company previously. She no longer works for the company, but have just recently started paying her on accident. There it's happened a few times now.

So can the company somehow repossess the money?? Any legal ramifications?

Yes, they can remove the money. It was part of the agreement when she signed up for direct deposit. They are allowed to removed the money if it was deposited by mistake.

[DieselNuts]

If I was her, I would just keep track of the money that comes in and use it kinda like a savings account. I wouldnt spend it until I was 100% sure that it couldnt come back to me.

[chnco]

what if she made a new checking account??

[Mike Lowrey]

If I was her, I would just keep track of the money that comes in and use it kinda like a savings account. I wouldnt spend it until I was 100% sure that it couldnt come back to me.

They can, at any time. Have her check with her bank. They will tell her the same story I am.

[Mike Lowrey]

what if she made a new checking account??

If she makes another account and tries to hide the money, she is stealing.

[JennB]

Trust me, I'm an accountant and one of my many functions here is to do the payroll for my company and I have for years. They can reverse it as easily as they deposited it. It can be at any time and they do not own her any explanation. As was said, if she tries to hide it, she's stealing.

It could be caught today, tomorrow, next week, next time they are audited or any time in between.

One is starts showing up on their quarterly payroll tax forms or they go to mail her a W-2, someone will notice if they haven't before.

[chnco]

It actually happened before and they never took back the funds, this was several years ago.

[hydroshutter]

I guess the morally right thing to do would be to contact the company and let them know, what did she end up doing if this was years ago?

[JennB]

what kind of company is it? Are they really slack and full of morons or just huge and have no audit controls?


And who is to say they won't catch it this time. They can take it back at any time.

[thinkfast®]

YEA I WOULD CALL FROM A BAR LATE NITE AND TELL EM THANKS FOR BUYIN ROUNDS FOR EVERYONE, THEN HAVE THE BACKGROUND CHEERLEADERS START THEIR YELLIN, SAYIN THANKS (INSERT COMP NAME)"

ALSO TELL EM THEY ASSED OUT CUZ YOU WEST COASTIN 4 LIFE

[chnco]

You'd be surprised if I told what company it was. It's a HUGE company (maybe that's why it was overlooked)

It happened years ago, but just recently started happening again.

Years ago, the funds were never retrieved.

[PhAtBoYMr2]

let them keep depositing that shit and then close the account....But they can take it out just as fast, banks and money transfers are fast.

[Leadfoot_mf]

just send them a bill for the amount and write consultation on it then the bean counters will be able to balance the books. hahahahahahahaha

[ShooterMcGavin]

interesting...

[Clegger]

i would just let it happen a couple more times and then call the company and tell them that they paid you too many times

maybe they wont take it all back and she will get to keep some of it

[Dracc]

what jobs is this and are they hiring .. think i'll work for them for awhile then quit and get paid for it lol

[d993s]

"ummm yeah, a glitch in payroll"

They should make her work for free in Storage B and take away her red Swingline

[The Ren]

wow how odd.. yeah id call the company.. it would suck for someone to find it 5-6 months down the road and then they say she owes them $1000+ ya know?

[civic95]

Atleast put the money in a high interest savings account while she waits for them to catch onto their mistake. :goodjob:

[Mike Lowrey]

You'd be surprised if I told what company it was. It's a HUGE company (maybe that's why it was overlooked)

It happened years ago, but just recently started happening again.

Years ago, the funds were never retrieved.

OK. Then why ask the question? You seem set on keeping the money if you can, then do it. It's your ass. As I said before, confirm the concequenses with your bank.

[silver]

I dont remember the exact story but wasnt there a lady in the news like forever ago that she recieved a check and she knew it was either the wrong amount or that the check was an error and went and spent the money anyways, and they came back and she got in trouble for spending it... I mean as nice as it would be to get "free" money, sometimes the right thing is the best thing to do esp if it's something that they can come back and prove that you knew you shouldn't be receiving it..

[Kevykev]

Opportunists make me smile!

[1439/2000]

Atleast put the money in a high interest savings account while she waits for them to catch onto their mistake. :goodjob:


6 months cd. :goodjob: