Employee left hours off the timesheet - do we have to pay him all the hours he worked? 12-05-2007

If a non-exempt employee regularly scheduled to work 80 hours only records 40 hours on his/her timesheet but worked 80 hours, can we pay them only for the time they have recorded? If they bring it to our attention after the fact, how soon after do we have to pay them for the remaining 40 hours?

Rita Risser replies:

You have to pay them asap. You can give them a warning for not accurately recording hours, and if it continues, give further discipline up to and including termination.

Proper pay procedures are covered in our program, Managing within the Law Part II.

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