Payment of Outstanding Wage Upon Employee’s Death Policy

Policy Number: 14.06
Category: Human Resources


Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Prior Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Owner: Sr. VP for Administration and Finance
Policy Applicable for: Faculty/Staff
Responsible Office: Human Resources

Background

This policy applies to employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement or for whom the agreement contains no provision regarding payment of wages in the event of an employee’s death.

Policy

The payment of wages in the case of an employee’s death will be made in accordance with applicable law.

Procedure

The primary department should notify Human Resources upon the death of an employee and process the employee’s Personnel Change Request (PCR) indicating “death” as the reason for separation of employment.