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Gone But Not Forgotten: How to Handle Final Pay and Benefits When an Employee Passes Away
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Aug. 19, 2025

"When an employee passes away, employers are suddenly faced with a tangle of legal, tax, and benefits questions that don’t come up in your average HR handbook. Who gets the final wages? What about that bonus they were about to earn? Can we offer extra support to the family without triggering a tax nightmare? ... What happens to PTO, health insurance, retirement plans, and other benefits? ... The generous employer’s dilemma."  MORE >>

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