Something's off here. IANAL, but I think the law is pretty clear that the bank that pays the forged endorser is on the hook for the loss. Maybe the checks were

Something's off here. IANAL, but I think the law is pretty clear that the bank that pays the forged endorser is on the hook for the loss. Maybe the checks were made out to cash or left blank, which if true seems like it would be clear negligence on the part of Paychex.