Ken a salaried employee, was terminated from his company in Aprilof this year. Business had been slow since the beginning of theyear, and each of the operating plants had laid off workers.
Ken's dismissal was processed throughthe Human Resources Department, but the information was not relayedto the corporate payroll office.
As had been the policy, checks for workersat remote sites were mailed to the employees. The mailing of Ken'schecks continued for the next four weekly paydays. It wasn't untilthe monthly payroll reports were sent to Ken's supervisor that theerror was detected.
Ken refused to return the four extra checks. What actions should the company take?