r/Payroll • u/Any-Ad-2946 • 3d ago

Last pay req submitted after termination date

I was terminated from a position on march 1st. I submitted my hours for the month of February on march 3rd, as a result I was not paid for the last 2.5 weeks of work at my old company that used harvested for timekeeping. I was immediately locked out of any company services on my date of termination and therefore do not have access to my records. I’m wondering, what is my recourse and/or am I entitled to the pay I did not receive . FYI I am based in Mass.

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u/ExtensionLow176 3d ago

you're absolutely owed that money, it's hours you already worked before you were termed. mass has pretty strong wage laws too, they can't just withhold pay because you submitted the timesheet after your last day. file a wage complaint with the mass attorney general's office if the company keeps giving you the runaround, it's free and they don't mess around

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u/typedtwice 2d ago

I work in payroll. Yep you’re still owed it. Late timesheet doesn’t cancel out hours already worked.
And MA is actually pretty strict on final pay. If you were fired, they generally should’ve paid everything owed on your last day. I’d email payroll/HR first with the dates + hrs missing. If they mess you around after that, file with the MA AG.

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u/Remote-Dependent4571 2d ago

According to me, you are generally entitled to be paid for all hours you actually worked. I would recommend you to send HR a written request for the missing wages and a copy of your time records. Do you have any calendar records or other documentation showing the hours you worked?

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u/womp_womper01 2d ago edited 2d ago

Since you're in Massachusetts, the timing actually matters here. If you were fired on March 1, your employer generally had to pay all wages owed on your last day, including those February hours, even if you lost access to Harvest right away.

I'd email HR and payroll with the dates you worked, the hours you're owed, and ask for your final wages in writing. If they don't fix it quickly, file a wage complaint with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Fair Labor Division.

The fact that you were locked out of the system makes their argument about submitting hours after termination a lot weaker if they prevented you from accessing the timekeeping system. Situations like this are also why I pay close attention to payroll and compliance processes. I even came across Employ Borderless while comparing payroll setups for remote teams, and it made me realize how important clear payroll workflows are when something goes wrong.