Legal Question in Employment Law in Indiana
Petty Cash reimbursement
I recently resigned my position as Site Manager of a multi-family housing cooperative, managed by a Property Management Agent. Upon finalizing my petty cash account, the property owed me in excess of $300. The managing agent reduced the amount reimbursed by roughly two-thirds, stating that receipts with dates prior to the last reimbursement would not be approved for payment. I had been with this company for over 15 years. To my knowledge, there's no written policy stipulating receipt dates must fall between certain dates in order to be pd. In fact, the policy states that amounts under $25.00 don't require receipts at all. The type of expenses on these receipts have all been approved expenses in the past. What is my recourse, other than what I have already done, which is to request, in writing the policy that justifies her position and giving her 30 days to pay in full to avoid legal action?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Petty Cash reimbursement
If this is money you put into petty cash, i.e., it's your own personal money, you should be able to get it all back irrespective of any policy.
I'd simply file a Small Claims action. It's going to cost them at least $300 bucks because they have to hire a lawyer to represent them.