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wire transfers for terminated employees

There have been some questions regarding wire transfers for the last check of members going off payroll. Certain states require the Company to have a 72 hour turnaround to get former employees their money.

In order to comply with some state requirements regarding the time to process involuntary termination payments, which require wire transfers to be processed within 72 hours of termination for employees with a work location identified as a priority state, payroll has implemented new processes to expedite the handling of these payments.

Priority state are AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, HI, IL, MA, MN, MO, MT, NM, NV, OR, SC, TX, UT, VT, WV and WY.  Since wire transfers may require different information than the information provided for Direct Deposit (which are ACH), wire transfer information will be required before employees go off roll.  States not identified as a Priority State will follow the normal Payroll Direct Deposit process for termination payments.  Since we are nearing the end of the transformation activities, the impact is expected to be minimal.

Workforce Relations will be including a new form, to be submitted (in Priority States) by the employee, which will require the bank wire transfer information.  Employees can obtain wire transfer information directly from their bank. 

If the employee provides incorrect information which results in the bank charging a rejection fee, this fee will be the responsibility of the terminated employee.  If the employee correctly receives the wire transfer but is charged by their bank (not always the case) for a wire transfer, they can contact the ADP Service Center and request a refund.  The ADP Service Center can be reached by calling (877) 331-5692.