hi,i recived a pay check and i was overpayed and now i have to pay it back? is this right not my fault?
148868
What if the phone company bills you for $100.00 and you write them a check for $1000.00 by mistake. \nWould you like to get your money back or should they tell you "It was your mistake and we are keeping the money"?
773875
It depends on whether or not you were following company policy when you accepted the check.  Did your employer authorize you to take it and did you check ID?  They probably do not have the right to make you pay for it in court but they can fire you.\n\nIf you do pay for it, try turning it over to the city attorney for collection.  Many places have made it a crime to write a bad check and sometimes you can collect up to hundreds of dollars for damages.  Heck if I was a business in some of these places I think I would hope people wrote them to me.  I'd make a living just sitting around accepting bad checks and collecting extra penalty money.
863927
I'm sorry that you feel persecuted because somebody had the temerity to ask you to pay back the money that you spent, did you think that Christmas had come early or what?  You spent it, you pay it back!  No wonder the banks interest rates are so high.----I cannot understand why so many answers encourage you to dodge your responsibility.
266386
Yes.\n\nThe overdraft protection is so you don't bounce the check back to the person or business you wrote it to. Your bank will STILL charge you a fee. Overdraft protection just means they won't reject the check.
1115606
Call the corporate office, if there is one, or talk directly to the owner/franchisee.  Tell them you never received your first paycheck, that you want them to put a stop payment on it and replace it immediately.  That will fix it.  If they don't go to the department of labor to file a complaint.
93617
I can tell you from experience, bill collectors will call at any time and any day. \n\nCall them back and advised them you paid it. If there's a question about that, let them know you will send them a copy of the check once it has cleared (if it hasn't yet).
926701
You may have to pay them back for the training, but probably not for the salary. You need to check the state labor laws regarding such things. I know you signed a contract, but not all things signed are legal according to state law. If it violates state law to ask for salary already paid, then they dont have a leg to stand on.
4911
I am not a lawyer, but here is what makes logical sense - \nOnce they handed you a signed check, that was a commitment on their part to transfer funds to you.  \nNow, unless they can find some way in which you fraudulently obtained the check (e.g., you claimed to have done work but didn't), or there were conditions on the check (i.e., if we give you this signing bonus, you will stay for one year), I don't think they should have stopped payment.
64234
Depending on what type of overpayment you are talking about, you might not even need to pay it back.  If you filled out the FAFSA and received a pell grant for college, but received more aid than your college expenses (your aid exceeded the cost of your tuition and books) then you will get a check back at the end of the semester for the amount of money left over.  This money is yours to keep.  However, if you received financial aid but then failed to stay in good standing (you failed too many classes or completely withdraw) then the college should send you a letter telling you the amount of your financial aid that you must repay.  Normally you must send a check back to the college for the amount of the overpayment to the address listed in the letter that you receive.  If your college offers online payment of fees then you could pay them online, but otherwise you will have to physically send in your payment.
375371
The overpayment is refunded.
636944
You pose 2 separate questions.\n1 - Did you really underpay?  We cant answer that on this board because we do not know the facts.\n2 - Assuming you did underpay, they can force you to pay it but will probably write it off or discount it for that small sum.
130165
You did work, they gave you a check.  Sounds like you each lived up to your side of the bargain.\n\nYou initially thought about leaving for a reason.  If that reason did not go away, then you really should consider moving on.  Their support of you during your difficulties shouldnt factor in very much.  If the company was having difficulties I'm sure they wouldnt expect you to stick around if they couldnt pay you.
332460
Chase up your employer and ask him to return the form !\nAsk for an interim or emergency payment.
559053
It's a scam. Go to you bank and talk with the manager and they will let you know what to do from there. I am a teller at a bank and have seen this sort of scam a lot. If you do this it will be your responsibility to pay the bank back for the money lost ($5000).
822870
coz I lost my paycheck on it.
972923
If you were not having taxes withheld, it was your obligation to pay estimated taxes.  Assuming the company should have withheld, the money that was not withheld wound up in your pocket, not theirs.\n\nAs the SS-8 instructions clearly state, filing the form does not excuse you from complying with the filing and tax payment requirements of the law.  You can, however, file a protective claim for refund of any tax you think you overpaid.\n\nIf in fact you should have been treated as an employee, then your FICA liability will be only for the employee's share, not the self-employed amount.  However, you will have to convince the IRS that you were in fact an employee. \n\nHow long have you been waiting to hear from the IRS?  If you did not receive an acknowledgement from them that your form was received within a reasonable time, you should call the number listed in the SS-8 instructions to find out your status.\n\nIf there are a number of people in the same position, perhaps you could hire a single representative to present your cases to the IRS.  This could save money and also comfort the IRS that the individuals are not trying to whipsaw the government.  They will still have to go after the employer for its share of the taxes.
81635
That sounds to me like he was late and if there are strict guidelines to putting in the time then you'll have to wait.  The company does have expenses related to processing payroll and holding things up for 1 check could prevent the entire company from getting paid (many payroll processing companies require 1 to 2 days).  \n\nIt sounds to me like a big company that doesnt really care about their employees to me though.\n\nSource - i run a payroll processing company.