I'm highly pissed off right now!

[SirChadwick]

Here's the exact letter they sent me (w/ names, property edited). This was sent to me overnighted FedEX yesterday. The error they are referring to was 5 months ago!!!

RE: Overpayment of funds for payroll on the 7/15 payroll check.

Hello Mr. *****

While performing a routine audit of the payroll, I have found that you were paid in error for hours between 6/21/5 and 6/30/5 for 15.5 hours that were actually RHW (rent hours worked) at $13/hr totaling $201.50. This was due to your transitioning from Statesboro as a CA to Atlanta as a FT permanent employee. As your status change took place the payroll system did not recognize the RHW earnings code and paid you for those hours. This was paid on check #0405984. In addition, duplicate payment was processed for the July 4th Holiday on check #0405984 and #0405985 in the amount of $104.00 gross each.

This letter is to request that you RETURN the overpayment amount to our Management Group. The amount due back to Place is $104.00 plus $201.50 for a grand total of $305.50. Please make the check payable to ***** Management Group and send it to my attention: **************edited*************

Thanks so much for your cooperation in this manner,

Sincerely,

******** ********
Payroll and Benefits Manager

I cannot believe they are pulling this due to their own error. Has this happened to any of you before? Is it legal to demand me to repay it after 150 days??? If you are into law or know more info on this, please inform me. Thanks so much.

 

[radioouman]

half our company was paid twice on one check and they made us all return it.

 

[meltdown75]

eek damn, that sucks!

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: radioouman
half our company was paid twice on one check and they made us all return it.

I could maybe understand this if it was within 60 days.... but c'mon 5 months later??? I didn't even realize I was overpaid at all.

 

[bigrash]

yup, they're totally allowed to do that

 

[SmoochyTX]

That really sucks - especially with the holidays here. But unless you can prove you should be paid that rate for those hours, there's nothing you can really do about it.

Maybe you could split it up into two or three payments? It's worth asking if you can't pay the whole thing at one time.

 

[franksta]

Put that letter in the shredder and continue with life. And do not take what I say as sound legal advice.

 

[SirChadwick]

I don't even work for this company anymore. I left them 3 months ago for a new job.

 

[sixone]

Their error doesn't entitle you to $300 of someone else's money. Pay up and move on.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Did you notice at the time but hope they wouldn't catch it?

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
That really sucks - especially with the holidays here. But unless you can prove you should be paid that rate for those hours, there's nothing you can really do about it.

Maybe you could split it up into two or three payments? It's worth asking if you can't pay the whole thing at one time.

Payments will be my last resort.... I do not plan on paying this.

 

[aircooled]

There legally allowed to do it, but I'm sure you can ride it out and buy some time. Hell, they will have spent more than $300.00 trying to collect it.
It took them 5 months to send the letter, so take 5 months to send them a check.

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Did you notice at the time but hope they wouldn't catch it?

No, I was never aware. I'm still thinking it may be an error on their part.

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: franksta
Put that letter in the shredder and continue with life. And do not take what I say as sound legal advice.

just like he said, i hope you don't take that advice. last thing you wanna do is let a couple of hundred dollars go to a collection agency

 

[Reel]

Originally posted by: SirChadwick

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
That really sucks - especially with the holidays here. But unless you can prove you should be paid that rate for those hours, there's nothing you can really do about it.

Maybe you could split it up into two or three payments? It's worth asking if you can't pay the whole thing at one time.

Payments will be my last resort.... I do not plan on paying this.

I suggest you look at Monster.com.

 

[SirChadwick]

I'm in tight with the Property Manager that I used to work with and also the Regional Manager. I'm going through them first to see what they can do. My Property Mgr told me not to worry just yet... she's going to try to pull some strings. I just want to know how far they can take this legally if it comes down to it.

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: Reel

Originally posted by: SirChadwick

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
That really sucks - especially with the holidays here. But unless you can prove you should be paid that rate for those hours, there's nothing you can really do about it.

Maybe you could split it up into two or three payments? It's worth asking if you can't pay the whole thing at one time.

Payments will be my last resort.... I do not plan on paying this.

I suggest you look at Monster.com.

I already have another job.

 

[snoopdoug1]

So if you accidently paid someone 300 dollars more, you wouldn't want it back?

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: Doug3737
So if you accidently paid someone 300 dollars more, you wouldn't want it back?

5 months later, when they are no longer employed there? Forget about it! I would eat that expense in a heartbeat if it were up to me.

 

[snoopdoug1]

Originally posted by: skyking

Originally posted by: Doug3737
So if you accidently paid someone 300 dollars more, you wouldn't want it back?

5 months later, when they are no longer employed there? Forget about it! I would eat that expense in a heartbeat if it were up to me.

to each his own... I'd want my 300 bucks back even more if you left the company

 

[Juno]

talk with your accountant.

 

[crystal]

How is your old company tries to screw you? They overpaid you by mistake and caught the mistakes on their annual audit. Now they ask you to refund the difference and you whine about it and try to weasle out paying.
Who tries to screw who again?

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: Doug3737

Originally posted by: skyking

Originally posted by: Doug3737
So if you accidently paid someone 300 dollars more, you wouldn't want it back?

5 months later, when they are no longer employed there? Forget about it! I would eat that expense in a heartbeat if it were up to me.

to each his own... I'd want my 300 bucks back even more if you left the company

Also, I might add.... I wasn't making $13/hr at this time. It was $7/hr until after the dates mentioned. That's when I received the pay raise at the new property. So it seems they screwed up there.

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: crystal
How is your old company tries to screw you? They overpaid you by mistake and caught the mistakes on their annual audit. Now they ask you to refund the difference and you whine about it and try to weasle out paying.
Who tries to screw who again?

No one is trying to weasle their way out here... I'm willing to pay it back in payments if I have to. If I had realized it 5 months ago, I would have been honest and let them know. So think again about me whining. I just wanted to hear some thoughts here and legal advice from those who have been through this before.

 

[snoopdoug1]

Originally posted by: SirChadwick

Originally posted by: Doug3737

Originally posted by: skyking

Originally posted by: Doug3737
So if you accidently paid someone 300 dollars more, you wouldn't want it back?

5 months later, when they are no longer employed there? Forget about it! I would eat that expense in a heartbeat if it were up to me.

to each his own... I'd want my 300 bucks back even more if you left the company

Also, I might add.... I wasn't making $13/hr at this time. It was $7/hr until after the dates mentioned. That's when I received the pay raise at the new property.

Then make arrangements to pay 7 bucks/hr back? That's what I'd do at least... but... you do what you want