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thanks for that info jeepstr.... i know where i will getmy justice....
This thread is proving there is a benefit to not having direct deposit. When we received the CT paper check on 12/20, I was surprised because it was for pay period for the first week of December. My husband was still a Vitran employee that week.
I didn't notice. That's good news.I noticed on my check that their bank is the same as mine, PNC. I was able to take a picture of my check and mobile deposit it. It went in right away.
This is the most bizarre response I've ever read. From what was posted here, people didn't write bad checks on money that had yet to be deposited. They wrote checks on money that had been deposited, that had been sitting in their accounts for two days, and was subsequently removed from their accounts two days after it was deposited. Of course everyone knows they are still responsible to their creditors. THAT'S why everyone is upset. Overdraft protection doesn't do anything but transfer the debt from the creditors to the bank. There's still a deficit while waiting for an undetermined amount of time for funds to be reissued. To taunt that overdraft protection is the solution to this madness is in itself madness.There is nothing wrong with direct deposit as previously mentioned. Writing checks before the money is actually deposited is the problem.. Getting the check by mail or picking it up in the office does not somehow solve anything. If you are going to take a chance you should insure there is a back up such as "overdraft protection". I have overdraft protection that protects me from any mistake I might make. There is a fee only if I use it. The cost is high In my opinion but sure beats my creditors getting a "bad check". When you write a check that is not post dated you are representing you have the funds, not you will have it sometime in the future. You could get prosecuted for writing a bad check or be under the gun. So what are you going to tell the victim of the bad check. Its not your fault and they have to collect their fees, etc. from your employee. Good luck. If they are kind the victim might defer the making of the check good, and maybe forgive their extra fees. But you are still going to be responsible for the check/bill irregardless of what your employer does. For example, if I do not pay my Electric bill, they are not letting me off the hook simply because I didn't get paid. Maybe you could recoup your extra costs and inconvenience from the employer. But their obligation I would think is not automatic.
Best part is our newest driver that never got signed up for Vitrans direct deposit got paid with a live check last week, he cashed it and went about his business, Thursday he was notified by his bank ( app on his phone ) that his account was overdrawn.. He looked at his account and talked to bank, it turns out that Vitran check had bounced. The bank then went back and yanked that cash for his account putting in in the negative..
You are misinformed..My bank tells me the only way that can happen is that there were insufficient funds, or there was a stop payment. Someone can not just call and say send my money back. It takes a bank about two days to get notification from the first bank that there were not enough funds or there was a stop payment. Then they will nullify the deposit.
It's not going to come to that. The company made a mistake trying to correct a mistake. The issue will be resolved without legal action. ..Aslo as I and others have mentioned. Your state labor boards, or labor laws may provide panalties and means that the worker can depend on for help.
If you are lucky enough to be in a union they can help greatly. Pa. has a wage payment and collection law. Also don,t forget attorneys who might specialize in labor law.
Bounced check if that is for sure the reason. Make sure it is not a stop payment check. Then the decision is do you want to pursue criminal charges as a way of forcing them to pay, or at least to have them have a penalty. Of course if you file criminal charges or sue there is going to be negative feelings and may in the long run hurt the employee. So if you are not concerned about burning bridges. Then Look into Criminal Charges. Talk to you local court or the District Attorney, police or an attorney. This might not be a typical bad check case and some "officials" might not be sure how to handle it. It is easier to get after a regular citizen who writes a bad check to purchase food, than it might be to get after a corporation writing many bad pay checks. In Pa. checks below a certain amount are considered minor offenses (Summary charges) . As the checks get higher they can become misdemeanors or maybe felonies. Also repeat offenses make the charges more serious. In Pa. a bounced check is considered a crime as it interferes with "commerce", Thus writing a bad check to purchase an item and then taking it from a store, is not different from writing a bad check to pay for an item that you previously purchased and is on a payment plan. Pa. has a notification process that must or usually followed to give the chance for the issuer to make it good before it is considered criminal. This is good as it eliminates a lot of unnecessary court actions when well meaning citizens make a simple mistake and then will quickly fix the problem. You need to consult an attorney or see the DA, Police, Local court. Also you have to be careful about making any agreements as to making the check good. If you enter into any agreements (payment plan, etc.) to make the check good, and the other side does not follow through you might screw up the chance for criminal case. Also in Pa. as previously mentioned bad checks because of insufficient funds or account closed are handled differently.
Hopefully the system holds corporations and their accountants to the same standards regular citizens must adhere to. We have to know we have the funds in our account before we write a check. It is hard to believe that a company would issue a bad check. Maybe they did the same thing some of the employees did. That is wrote checks after another party deposited a check into their account, then it bounced. Generally speaking it is better not to issue a check when $ is due, and to be sued, rather than issue a check, that will bounce, and thus face criminal and if needed additional civil suits.