“Oops, we paid you too much, please pay us $86.”
My wife was let go from her job just before Christmas.
Today, the final week in March, she gets a letter from the employer stating they incorrectly paid her too much and want their $86 and change back.
Choices on the letter are to take it out of the next paycheck or xx per month over the next several paychecks.
My initial inclination is to trash the letter and pretend we never got it. It wasn’t sent by certified mail and they can try and do whatever payroll deduction they want, she hasn’t worked there for three months.
Stated reason was incorrect timecard entry, but that’s not her fault, HR entered the timecards and frequently did it incorrectly.
What do you think? We aren’t sweating $86, but it seems petty to go after someone three months after you already cut them a final check.
Edit Reading the letter they sent again, the pay period they are referencing was one month and one week AFTER she was let go.
It’s not possible for her to have incorrect paystubs in January, her last day was 12/20.
Netizens’ comments
- Ask for proof. Make them send timecards, time stamps and paystubs for the year in question, so you can review to make sure there aren’t any other errors.
- Their mistake they had three months to remedy it shouldn’t be up to you
- So they’re saying they overpaid her after letting her go? That’s either a major error or a scam attempt.
- They tried this with me at a previous job. A manager actually told me to ignore it. Nothing happened. It’s been a couple years at least.
- 86$ after she was let go 3 months ago? A new high in low. I thought had heard it all. Ignore it.