Hi everyone! Me again. Same problem, new twist.
Earlier this month I posted a question about the timeline for paying back overpaid wages. I was wondering if it would be reasonable to ask for a payment plan, and what my options were. I received some good advice and awaited an amount from my former employer.
Which I finally received today. The amount is about $975, and they told me that I had to pay it back by December 15 (two weeks notice) in full, or else I will be liable for the gross amount ($1600) next year.
This seems a little harsh to me. Two weeks seems to be an unreasonable amount of time, and I certainly cannot understand how I can be held responsible for paying back more money than I was ever paid to begin with. (I have received $1400 in two paychecks, and 50 hours of that money was rightfully mine for time worked).
I am still willing to payback the net amount, but certainly not in the next two weeks. Am I legally liable for the gross when this is their mistake? And when the notice was so short?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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http://www.laborlawtalk.com/showthread.php?t=162466
Earlier this month I posted a question about the timeline for paying back overpaid wages. I was wondering if it would be reasonable to ask for a payment plan, and what my options were. I received some good advice and awaited an amount from my former employer.
Which I finally received today. The amount is about $975, and they told me that I had to pay it back by December 15 (two weeks notice) in full, or else I will be liable for the gross amount ($1600) next year.
This seems a little harsh to me. Two weeks seems to be an unreasonable amount of time, and I certainly cannot understand how I can be held responsible for paying back more money than I was ever paid to begin with. (I have received $1400 in two paychecks, and 50 hours of that money was rightfully mine for time worked).
I am still willing to payback the net amount, but certainly not in the next two weeks. Am I legally liable for the gross when this is their mistake? And when the notice was so short?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

My original post was:
http://www.laborlawtalk.com/showthread.php?t=162466
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