An employer need only pay a worker for the time that was actually worked. Further, giving notice is a courtesy on an employee's part, therefore an employer need not honor it. Unless your co-worker has something such as a union agreement or employment contract which provides for different treatment or this action was in violation of company policy (either written or runs counter to the way in which other employees in the same situation were treated), your company did nothing wrong. Read more: https://ask-a-lawyer.freeadvice.com/law-questions/hello-i-gave-my-employer--50675.htm#ixzz4dnJGrfSu Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Follow us: @FreeAdviceNews on Twitter | freeadvice on Facebook