QUESTION
Do we have to pay an employee that fails to record their hours worked and turn in a computer generated time sheet?
Asked on Apr 17th, 2013 on Labor and Employment - Florida
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The employee started work and quit the same day at the end of the shift. Our policy is that employees must record the time they started and ended each shift (including lunch breaks) in order to be paid. This is much like punching a time clock. After he quit, we noticed there was no record of what hours he worked, so he was not paid. Now, a month later, he is asking to be paid. Prevailing state law is Florida.
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Yes, you still have to pay him for the time he did in fact work. Of course, without a track record of his typical hours and his failure to submit a time record, determining the amount may prove tricky. Nevertheless, he is still entitled to be paid. I would recommend speaking to those who worked with him or supervised him to determine the number of hours he worked and then send the check to the employee's last known address by certified mail, or send him a letter that you have his paycheck and asking where to mail it. Alternatively, you could send him a letter asking that he provide you the the hours he worked so you can process his pay check. You can then compare that to the hours that other employees confirm he worked.
Answered on Apr 17th, 2013 at 3:54 PM