Note to self

Next time someone in my group is going to be let go, thus needing (per their state law) their final paycheck (including two weeks severance) delivered to them upon termination, remember to confirm with HR that they will tell Payroll to cut a manual check for the calculated amount, as opposed to having someone go in and fill out electronic timesheets for the person for the rest of the week and the two following. The latter is programmatically more simple, but it does have the unfortunate consequence of sending the individual in question e-mail noting that their next three timesheets have been filled out, which in turn may raise questions prematurely …