Recoup a Wage Overpayment: New Liveflo Flowchart Published!

XpertHR's innovative Liveflo Tool now includes a flowchart to help an employer properly recoup overpaid wages from an employee.

An overpayment of wages can occur for many different reasons. For example, it may be the result of inaccurate or delayed payroll processing, inaccurate accruals upon an employee's termination, payroll system failure or even clerical error. Regardless of the reason, an employer is entitled to recover an overpayment in full in a reasonable and timely manner.

When recouping a wage overpayment, an employer must comply with both federal and state law and its own internal policies. An employer's failure to carefully comply could lead to potential civil and/or criminal liability.

This flowchart takes an employer through the steps of recovering a wage overpayment, from creating a written recoupment plan to properly calculating and executing the recoupment.

Additional XpertHR flowcharts address complex workplace issues, such as paying an employee's final wages, completing the Form I-9 for new hires, handling a request for a religious accommodation, determining responsibility for information reporting under the Affordable Care Act, disciplining an employee using progressive discipline, classifying a position as exempt or nonexempt and responding to a union representation petition.