Comments on: Dead Abroad: Do I Have To Foot the Bill?

By: Jeanne Frye, RN, CHPN

Jeanne Frye, RN, CHPN — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:41:05 +0000

Interesting, not all co workers would be so generous!! Ok, I am going to hate myself in the morning……call a lawyer (no offense to any legal beagles out there ) I can not see that the employer would be liable as a “massive coronary” is generally not work related?

By: Jane T

Jane T — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:49:06 +0000

I agree with Berry. How is the widow supposed to recall every last detail of what was said? She was traumatized. Remind her. Gently but firmly.

By: eltram

eltram — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:47:27 +0000

I think if someone dies, he dies. All debts should be forgiven and forgotten!

By: Berry

Berry — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:53:25 +0000

Howard, you called the overwhelmed widow after you returned, meaning probably before the funeral, and you expect her to remember what you said? Judy is right, send her an itemized bill. But its not necessary to give a due date. If she is a halfway decent person, she will so bad for forgetting, she will pay immediately.

By: Felicia

Felicia — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:49:12 +0000

Something doesn’t make sense. LIke, did Howard make his own decisions about which coffin to buy? Why didn’t he put it on the friend’s credit card? Or get someone who was with the widow to pay for it? Why didn’t she pay electronically? Its not as though one has to schlepp gold nuggets these days! So little common sense, no wonder the hedge funds look the way they do!

By: Clyde

Clyde — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:43:26 +0000

Wrong! This should not be between Howard and the widow. Its not like they were drinking buddies on a social trip! The office should reimburse him immediately, and then if it so chooses, the office can claim from the widow. The company probably has lots of accounts to settle with the family, and deducting these expenses will be simply another item.