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Advice regarding bonus from my previous employer...

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 14:17:51

...So, when I was let go at my old job, my boss was like "you worked here almost the full fiscal year, if we get bonuses this year, you'll get the proportional share."

My severance docs specifically disqualified me from a bonus. When I inquired with HR they indicated that it came from the CEO and he was explicit the my team and I were not bonus eligible.

I just received it in my bank account...so, what happened here?

1. They paid me a bonus in error?
2. My former boss was like "fuck it" and paid it to me anyway out of the bonus pool?
3. Should I not touch it for a few days...move it? What?

You have three years to sweat it, then you're in the clear.

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 21:57:02, in reply to "Advice regarding bonus from my previous employer..."

That's the general statute of limitations for wage claims in California. If they seek a rescission within that time, I recommend seeking the power of The Deuce for advice on the next step.

Maybe call your old boss to thank him. His reaction will likely answer your question.*

Posted by Philo <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Philo' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 21:50:53, in reply to "Advice regarding bonus from my previous employer..."

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It would also impute knowledge to the boss.

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 22:01:25, in reply to "Maybe call your old boss to thank him. His reaction will likely answer your question.*"

Haighter can decide whether his former boss would want knowledge imputed to him.

It's not the boss's money, I gather.

I think your old boss honored what he told you and got it through but who knows….

Posted by harb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=harb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 21:12:36, in reply to "Advice regarding bonus from my previous employer..."

Time will tell.

Interest bearing account until they come looking for it.

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[Assassin] Harb is the epitome of a Goldfish Troll.
[Opey] Assholes gonna asshole
[tiki] #### all the way off with that, you bloodthirsty hilljack.

You live in California so my experience is that the employee wins*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 20:38:29, in reply to "Advice regarding bonus from my previous employer..."

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Move it, don’t spend it.

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 15:17:21, in reply to "Advice regarding bonus from my previous employer..."

My wife was paid twice incorrectly by her former employer. And both times she identified it, notified them and requested that they correct it in the current year so all she would have to give back was the NET.

The employer fvcked up both times, didn’t correct it until the next year and she had to pay back GROSS. Totally fucked up our taxes. I even had to catch our accountant putting it into the wrong box on our federal return. That mistake halved our refund.

Recrudescence

yes, they always ask for gross back. then they adjust the withholdings reported*

Posted by torinese <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=torinese' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 22:59:07, in reply to "Move it, don’t spend it."

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I'd guess it's #1. They'll probably send you a letter in a few weeks to ask for it back.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on June 11, 2026, 14:19:37, in reply to "Advice regarding bonus from my previous employer..."

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Can I "new number, who dis" them? *

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 14:20:25, in reply to "I'd guess it's #1. They'll probably send you a letter in a few weeks to ask for it back.*"

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When the bank makes an error in your favor in Monopoly you get to keep the $200*

Posted by Tortillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tortillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 12, 2026, 5:27:30, in reply to "Can I "new number, who dis" them? *"

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Yes, this happened to me a while back. I continued getting paid for a couple of months after

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on June 11, 2026, 14:23:57, in reply to "Can I "new number, who dis" them? *"

leaving a job. They sent me a letter and I just tossed it. Nothing ever came of it.

Maybe one of the local barristers can add some explanation but I bet you can keep that money if you want to.

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

FWIW, I was paid my RONA bonuses for two years after I left my employment with Motorola *

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 20:52:27, in reply to "Yes, this happened to me a while back. I continued getting paid for a couple of months after "

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leaving a job. They sent me a letter and I just tossed it. Nothing ever came of it.

Maybe one of the local barristers can add some explanation but I bet you can keep that money if you want to.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

this seems, as the kids say these days, sus

Posted by lcubed <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=lcubed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 15:15:05, in reply to "Yes, this happened to me a while back. I continued getting paid for a couple of months after "

at least in my experience, we'd send a letter to repay and if we didn't collect, send the person to collections*

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leaving a job. They sent me a letter and I just tossed it. Nothing ever came of it.

Maybe one of the local barristers can add some explanation but I bet you can keep that money if you want to.

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Even worse, this was a bank! If this happened today I'd probably call the old employer

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on June 11, 2026, 15:24:52, in reply to "this seems, as the kids say these days, sus"

as soon as that first paycheck hits the account.

I was switching industries at the time, I'm not sure why I was so confident I'd not have to pay. Also this was 20 years ago.

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at least in my experience, we'd send a letter to repay and if we didn't collect, send the person to collections*

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leaving a job. They sent me a letter and I just tossed it. Nothing ever came of it.

Maybe one of the local barristers can add some explanation but I bet you can keep that money if you want to.

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Who cares? It’s a hookers and blow kind of weekend for you!*

Posted by timmer <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=timmer' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 15:17:44, in reply to "this seems, as the kids say these days, sus"

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at least in my experience, we'd send a letter to repay and if we didn't collect, send the person to collections*

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leaving a job. They sent me a letter and I just tossed it. Nothing ever came of it.

Maybe one of the local barristers can add some explanation but I bet you can keep that money if you want to.

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(for rent)

Your case is likely an exception. We had an employee leave and the payroll company accidentally

Posted by Wotcher <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Wotcher' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 15:12:48, in reply to "Yes, this happened to me a while back. I continued getting paid for a couple of months after "

continued paying them for 6 months before we figured out what was happening. The ex-employee never made a peep. We asked for it to be given back... she declined. It went to court and her current payroll check is being (and will continue to be) garnished for quite some time.

So I wouldn't be so hasty to say that "likely nothing will ever come of it" in this case just because nothing did in yours.

The most difficult thing in the world is
to know how to do a thing and
watch someone else doing it wrong,
without commenting.
-T.H. White

That's fair, I wouldn't do the same thing today.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on June 11, 2026, 15:25:44, in reply to "Your case is likely an exception. We had an employee leave and the payroll company accidentally"

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Question, assuming this was an accident...why is HR / Payroll so bad at this? *

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 15:16:58, in reply to "Your case is likely an exception. We had an employee leave and the payroll company accidentally"

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Hard to say without knowing the situation at your previous company, but in our case...

Posted by Wotcher <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Wotcher' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 15:52:17, in reply to "Question, assuming this was an accident...why is HR / Payroll so bad at this? *"

we're a very small company. Depending on the time of year and/or number of large projects we have going on... 8-12 employees total at any given time. No HR (other than the owner and me) and we outsource payroll. That being said, the owner... my boss... was supposed to be looking at the info they sent him before every single payroll. How the flying fuck he missed that for so long is beyond me, and I wanted to keep my job so I didn't call him out on it.

The most difficult thing in the world is
to know how to do a thing and
watch someone else doing it wrong,
without commenting.
-T.H. White

and if they ask for it back, carefully look at tax documents they send you

Posted by Potomac <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Potomac' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 20:34:38, in reply to "Hard to say without knowing the situation at your previous company, but in our case..."

You wouldn't want them to show income that they gave you and took back. And if they took out taxes, well....

Because they’ve probably cut the staff or outsourced the job

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 15:19:25, in reply to "Question, assuming this was an accident...why is HR / Payroll so bad at this? *"

The people left don’t have the man power or skills to catch everything

Recrudescence

likely #1*

Posted by torinese <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=torinese' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2026, 14:19:11, in reply to "Advice regarding bonus from my previous employer..."

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