Legal Question in Business Law in Massachusetts
payroll error
I work for a company that for the past year has been paying me the wrong salary. They just notified me about the error and wants me to repay this money. I was unaware of this error. Do I have to repay this money? I live in Georgia, but my home office is in Burlington,MA.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: payroll error
Generally, yes. Even though it was their mistake, you did not technically earn the money so it never became yours.
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Re: payroll error
From a legal standpoint, if they can prove that they overpaid you, you will need to reimburse them. From a practical standpoint, if you want to keep working for them, you should consider working out a mutually agreeable settlement and get it in writing as to future payments so that this won't come up again.
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