anyone know how? I know I could google it, but I can't find anything. It doesn't help that this business went out of business. It's not for me, it's for a friend.
If the company your friend worked for processed their own payroll, then your friend may be SOL. If the company your friend worked for outsourced their payroll then they can contact the outsourced company. Two big names that come to mind are Paychex and ADP. Google is your friend.
Did you try to see if he is in the unclaimed money database? They have a couple sites that you can find out if you have money floating out there. http://www.window.state.tx.us/up/
It was an oil company based out in LA, but had an office in Clear Lake. They moved into downtown, and then they started drug testing, so my friend got the boot. She tried calling their number on their webpage, but it doesn't work. I've checked that site out for me, but I never saw me or her.