Whos responsible?

Question

If an employer sends you two checks, both for the same ammount and for the same pay period, and you cash both of them....are you held responsible (or get in some kind of troubble) or does the employer become responsible

Answer 1

You can't get in trouble, but they could fire you (that's trouble) If they issue a duplicate payment they could seek reimbursement in civil court, they would probably win too. Life's too short send one back.

Answer 2

They are responsible...if you are asking whose fault it is. However, if you continue to work for them, you can be assured that your next check will be minus the amount they over payed you. They will have recourse no matter how you look at it.

Remember how you had to sign that check when you cashed it? Well, between you getting the cash at the bank and it getting processed (the teller cashes it, turns it in to the courier who takes it to the Fed Reserve bank......etc.) the employer can stop payment. Your signature guarantees that if the bank doesn't recover that money from the account holder that they can get it from you.

Sorry, you aren't getting extra cash.

Answer 3

You will be responsible. If you cash it, just give it back, you know you don't get two checks at one time. A mistake was made, that was all. Have a good evening.

Answer 4

I would think both would be accounted irresponsible because you should have knew you only got one check. And partially the employers fault for writing two checks.

Answer 5

Put yourself in the employers shoes. A mistake was made and perhaps a letter to them advising of the mistake. It will show your honesty and may catch the eye of your boss.

Answer 6

Did you work twice as hard. Your employer will find the mistake and they will deduct the duplicate check in your next paycheck.

Answer 7

You'd be responsible to pay it back. It would have been a lot wiser not to cash it in the first place.