Payment of Wages for Deceased Employees: How to Ensure Compliant Processing of Final Wages While Mourning a Colleague’s Passing

An employee’s passing is never easy to process and takes an emotional toll on the workplace. Soon after that passing, while colleagues are still mourning, employers have to make important decisions and take action regarding various matters, including payment of final wages for the deceased employee. California provides procedures to ensure this payment is made appropriately to those individuals who are authorized to receive it.