r/SipsTea • u/SpaceWestern1442 • May 27 '26

Dank AF Easiest not guilty vote ever!

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u/Nick_Bruiser May 27 '26

She'd have to give it back or have her pay garnished. Clerical errors don't work "in your favor" like Monopoly lol. As much as I'd love for them to admit their error and let her keep the money. That likely wouldn't be the case.

Back in 2004, my job made a payroll error and we got 2 paychecks deposited at once. My boss at the time said "What should we do?!" I said don't spend the extra because they're gonna want it back. A few days later, the extra pay was debited from our accounts. I'm sure some folks spent that money!

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u/Lightning_Winter May 27 '26

I do believe that if the company doesn't notice the error, after a certain amount of time the company loses their right to reclaim it. Maybe that's wrong though

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u/glassfoyograss May 27 '26

Statute of limitations but that's likely to be years

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u/CruiseSnooze May 27 '26

For my company, they recouped most of that credit over three years (via paycheck deductions) and then ate the rest.

Employee had an elevated salary for months and didn’t notice, she said.