Legal Question in Business Law in Michigan

friend is receiving paychecks from a company he declined

Question Text: A friend of mine had offers of employment from company A

and company B. He chose company B, and told his manager at company A

that he will not be working there. However, he recently got in the

mail, a paycheck from company A, as if he had accepted the employment

offer

from company A. Is here required to pay the money back? Are there any

legal retributions if he is to keep the money?

Also, my friend told me that he signed something with the company. If

there is something there that could provide the answer, I'll look.

However, if there is nothing there to answer my question, what should I

tell him?


Asked on 7/30/04, 11:39 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Blake Lipman Law Office of Blake P. Lipman

Re: friend is receiving paychecks from a company he declined

Return the money, is it worth getting sued over? For more info., please contact my office at (248)851-3171.

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Answered on 7/30/04, 12:09 pm
Jeffrey Buehner Jeffrey Buehner, PLLC

Re: friend is receiving paychecks from a company he declined

He should review the document he signed with a lawyer before he does anything with the money. If he hasn't done any work for company A, then the money was likely given as a signing bonus or some other type of remuneration related to accepting the job. He is most likely going to have to return the money.

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Answered on 7/30/04, 12:12 pm


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