What to do about an accidental UI overpayment?
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What to do about an accidental UI overpayment?
I am collecting UI and because of a family emergency, I was unavailable for work for the last 2 weeks. I was told that if I didn’t log on for 2 or more weeks, I would lose my benefits. So the first week I thought I claimed I was available zero days. Yesterday as I was clicking submit, I realized I had selected that I was not available zero days but it was too late; I’d submitted it. I checked back and realized I did the same thing the previous week. So I want to return the money right away; I made a stupid mistake because I wasn’t paying attention and want to fix it quickly. Can I just send it back to them and that’s the end of it?
Asked on April 23, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New York
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you can simply send a letter with the UI check or checks that you received where you were not entitled to such benefits back to the Unemployment Office with a letter stating that you received the checks in error.
Keep a copy of the letter and copies of the returned checks for future use. I doubt with the return of the checks anything negative will result for you. The return of the checks should end the whole error on your part.
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