Employers Unclaimed Property: How Treasury Notifies You of a Claim

Know which state unclaimed property notices are real, what records they want, and why most employee claims never reach your desk.
Employers – news and information related to unclaimed money and property.

Know which state unclaimed property notices are real, what records they want, and why most employee claims never reach your desk.

Trace a 401(k) from a shut-down employer through Form 5500 filings, abandoned-plan records, safe harbor IRAs, and state unclaimed property.

A state-by-state map of 2026 holder reporting dates, including the spring and June filings a fall-only escheatment calendar misses.

Employers must hand uncashed wages to the state, usually within a year — here is which state receives yours and how to claim it.

Learn which wage checks to report, what payroll records to gather, and when 2026 state filings are due.

September 2026 brings no new national employer filing mandate, but UI-fraud safeguards and state November reporting steps matter.

Identify whether labor officials, a state treasury, or PBGC is the proper place to recover money from a former job.

Learn which payroll balances need review, how Delaware's 90-day clock works, and what employers should check next.

Yes, billions of dollars in HSA balances from former employers are sitting unclaimed in forgotten accounts across the country.

Most salespeople never realize that when they leave a job—whether by resignation, termination, or layoff—their employer may legally owe them commission...