7 On Your Side Helps New Jersey Widow Secure Late Husband's Final Paycheck

A Widow's Struggle for Final Paycheck

• 💔 The loss of a spouse is devastating, and the financial burden of a funeral can exacerbate the grief, as experienced by a New Jersey family.
• 📌 Nina Morales and her husband, Luis, were married for 49 years before his death around Christmas last year, leaving his widow to navigate immense grief and financial concerns.

The Postal Worker's Unpaid Wages

• 📬 Luis, a mail carrier in Tene, New Jersey, had been on disability since 2001 after a serious heart attack on the job.
• 💰 After his passing, he was owed a final paycheck of $931, for which he had previously filled out a form designating his wife, Mila, as the beneficiary.
• 🏦 The bank refused to deposit the check into the deceased man's account, returning the money to the Department of Labor, despite Mila's name also being on the account.

7 On Your Side Intervention

• 📞 After nine months of being unable to retrieve the money through politicians and government agencies, the family reached out to 7 On Your Side for assistance.
• ✅ Nina Pineda and the 7 On Your Side team contacted the Department of Labor's Office of Workers Compensation.
• 🤝 The department was able to reissue the check directly in Mila's name, providing a resolution.

Finding Closure

• 💖 With the final paycheck secured, the family can now focus on cherishing memories and moving forward, with Mila expressing deep gratitude to 7 On Your Side for their help.