How quickly does my employer have to reimburse me for approved expenses after returning from a business trip?
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How quickly does my employer have to reimburse me for approved expenses after returning from a business trip?
Legitimate expenses for travel out of the country. expenses have been approved. How long can they wait to pay me legally. I have already been billed by my credit card company for some of these expenses, and do not want to have to pay interest.
Asked on November 17, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Connecticut
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
There is no law setting forth how long the employer has to reimburse you--this is determined entirely to employer policy. (Indeed, there is no law requiring reimbursement at all--an employer can require employees to absorb their own travel, etc. expenses, though once an employer has agreed to reimburse, it must do so.)
Therefore, there is no hard-and-fast answer to your question--it depends on your employer's own internal policies. That said, if you should incur additional charges due to their delay you pay, you might possibly have grounds to sue your employer for those costs--though whether it is worth suing your employer over them is a different story entirely.
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