Inaccurately Paying a Terminated Employee

Scenario: Bart, a salaried employee, was terminated in April of this year. Business had been slow since the beginning of the year, and each of the operating plants had laid off workers. Bart's dismissal was processed through the Human Resources Department, but the information was not relayed to the corporate payroll office. As had been the policy, checks for workers at remote sites were mailed to the employees. The mailing of Bart's checks continued for the next four weekly paydays. It wasn't until the monthly payroll reports were sent to Bart's supervisor that the error was detected.