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Do you have to pay the money back if you have been overpaid?

If a previous employer overpaid on your last pay check, are they allowed to ask for that money back? What's my rights?

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    You don't have any rights, in this matter. They overpaid you. You admit they overpaid you. They are allowed to ask for the money back, and they are allowed to sue you for it in small claims court if you do not pay it back. What rights do you think you should have? Just payit back, and save yourself a lot more trouble.

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Pay it back, if they underpaid you, you would expect them to do the right thing, so why shouldn't you? YOU didn't earn it, pay it back.

Trekincat

TheLightWorks

You can choose what to do - that's "your rights". Somtimes your rights and your dignity are far, far apart. Is that small amount of $ worth your dignity?

arealdandy

Talk to the boss, you'll get credit for showing integrity and that's worth more than money. If it's trivial I wouldn't say anything, it might be more of a hassle for them to change than simply allow you to keep.

JonPhilip

Yes. They can just take it out of your next pay check. Anytime you get over paid, you can pretty much count on the error eventually being found and deducted from future payments. The honest thing to do would be to tell them. If you don't choose to be honest, you should at least be wise enough not to spend it so that when they discover it, you won't experience a hardship.

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