If Iwas fired how soon amI suppose to receivea bonuscheck?
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If Iwas fired how soon amI suppose to receivea bonuscheck?
Fired 2 weeks ago; have not received my bonus check that I earned 2 months ago.
Asked on June 16, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
In Massachussetts, an employee's final paycheck is generally due the day he is fired. However, a bonus check is slightly different, since a bonus is not part of an employee's regular wages or salary. A bonus check should be paid according to whatever schedule or agreement there was as to its payment; for example, many bonuses are payable at the end of the year, the quarter, or the half. There are no grounds for treating a fired employee differently--unless, that is, there specifically was an agreement allowing different treatment (e.g. it is legal for a bonus agreement to state that an employee must be still employed as of a certain date or date of payment to receive the bonus)--so you should be paid at the same time as your non-terminated colleagues.
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