Hey y’all. I’m really stressed about this and hoping to get some advice. 🙁 I did also post this in legaladvice in case there’s legal action I can take.
Basically, I had a paycheck from 2020 from my old job that I had lost and recently found and tried to deposit to my bank. The check was returned unpaid and my bank charged me a fee. My bank informed me the account on the check has no funds and is closed. They advised me to reach out to my old employer and did say although the check is old they usually honor it as long as there are available funds.
When I reached out to my old employer and asked if there’s any way they can reissue me a new check, they told me there is no way they can check on an old check from 2020, that it’s “impossible”. I offered to show my bank statements where I tried to deposit the check but didn’t receive a response. They did give me the number of another manager at the job and when I called, they said to meet with them to return the old checks.
Is there anything I can do at this point to get back the money I earned? I’m concerned if I return the old checks I’ll have no recourse to get back the money I earned. I wish I had originally reached out to them when I had lost the checks. Now it’s 2 years later and a mess. If anyone has advice for me I’d be so grateful. Thank you.