Re: Can an Employee Be Forced to Use Paid Time Off when He Doesn't Turn in a Timeshee
You would be amazed at what employees can expect. I had one guy call to complain that we hadn't taken any benefit deductions out of the paycheck he'd received that day. I asked him when he had made his benefit elections - he'd made them that morning. Yes, the same day the paycheck hit his direct deposit account. Doggie and Court Clerk may remember my griping about it at the time - it was only about two weeks ago.
While I do not disagree that you can legally make the employee wait till the next pay cycle in Florida (Florida hardly requires PAY, let alone mandates timing issues), in those states where that could not be done legally (which is most of them) I submit that it would be more disruptive for Payroll to have to cut off-cycle checks for employees who can't be bothered to turn in properly completed time sheets. In my state you only have six days (seven in some limited circumstances) after the end of the pay period to release the paycheck.