Man took pay from NJ company he never worked for

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Go Blue wrote:

Was it George Costanza?

moi wrote:

He never filled out a timesheet so it wasn't fraud, and they sent him the money so I say it wasn't theft and he should be able to keep the pay.
Severance is probably out the the question.

tallyho wrote:

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first day law school: theft is the receiving of property .. knowing you aren't entitled

Dr_Dirty wrote:

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Remember the PSAs by the post office back in the 80s? Where it said you were allowed to keep anything you got in the mail if it was something you did not order?(It was a practice of magazine sellers in particular to send people an issue or two of a subscription unsolicited and then demand payment.)
Would unsolicited checks apply?

Dr_Dirty wrote:

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Remember the PSAs by the post office back in the 80s? Where it said you were allowed to keep anything you got in the mail if it was something you did not order?(It was a practice of magazine sellers in particular to send people an issue or two of a subscription unsolicited and then demand payment.)
Would unsolicited checks apply?

Stacked wrote:

This is BS. No way he should get jail time. Avaya should sue there software co or whomever made the clerical error for the money back.

tallyho wrote:

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checks are a contract by law and by endorsing a check you are agreeing to a contract .. thus a check can be a rider ...to a contract of further magnitude

tallyho wrote:

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checks are a contract by law and by endorsing a check you are agreeing to a contract .. thus a check can be a rider ...to a contract of further magnitude

Dr_Dirty wrote:

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Ah, that makes sense...so by signing a check, you are declaring that you have fulfilled or are going to fulfill whatever it is you needed to in order to get that check, whether it was a service, product or labor.

First Class Jerk wrote:

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F U

Dr_Dirty wrote:

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Ah, that makes sense...so by signing a check, you are declaring that you have fulfilled or are going to fulfill whatever it is you needed to in order to get that check, whether it was a service, product or labor.

tallyho wrote:

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to enhance you give 40hrs labor I give you a monetary value ...

tallyho wrote:

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just for the sake of what if: suppose you paid me a $20. instead of a $10. by your logic I get to keep it yes and you get to sue yourself for your error..