Sec. 4. (a) If an employer has overpaid an employee, the employer may deduct from the wages of the employee the amount of the overpayment.
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A: A Notice of Overpayment cannot be appealed; you must appeal the determination or the decision that caused the overpayment. However, you may be eligible for an overpayment waiver. An Overpayment Waiver Request form can be found at .
You have the right to appeal an overpayment determination. You must submit your appeal in writing within 30 days of the mailing date on the Notice of Overpayment (DE 1444). You can still submit an appeal after the 30-day deadline, but you must provide the reasons why you missed the appeal deadline.
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Waivers can be requested for overpayments that meet specific criteria. In order to be waived, the service center must have determined the overpayment is not your fault, the overpayment must have been classified as non-fraud and repaying the overpayments must be contrary to equity and good conscience.
(i) With respect to overpayments of one hundred dollars or more, recoupment from such future compensation shall not exceed one-third of the maximum benefit amount to which such person is entitled during any such subsequent benefit year nor one-third of the weekly benefit amount to which such person may be entitled for ...