Can my company force me to use direct deposit for my expense reports?
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Can my company force me to use direct deposit for my expense reports?
I prefer to receive a check. My paycheck is direct deposited through our parent company but I want to keep the expense report separate.
Asked on October 26, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Minnesota
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Your employer can absolutely do this. The law does not specify how reimbursement is to be paid--or even that it must be paid at all (that is, an employer is free to NOT reimburse and require employees to bear their own expenses)--and leaves it to the employer to determine whether and how to reimburse business expenses. The employer has free rein to determine that payment will be by direct deposit.
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