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Re:Amazon walking back raises after internal bug miscalculat... by mikeryan on Monday September 26, 2022 @12:05PM (#32984858)
The web is littered with people telling their stories of getting overpaid in comp, frequently around bonuses, and having the company ask for their money back. They're always disappointed to find out that they do, legally, owe the company the extra pay back. Good companies will work with the employees on this. Other's can be a bit shitty about it.

Big caveat that this is a US-centric view.

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Re:Amazon walking back raises after internal bug miscalculat... by brigade on Monday September 26, 2022 @02:45PM (#32986695)
Practically, clawing back overpaid compensation from an uncooperative former employee requires a lawsuit with a chance of the employee winning, and has the potential to be more expensive anyway than however much could be recovered.

But, continued employment is easily dependent on recovering the overpayment one way or another. Usually by taking it out of future paychecks.

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Re:Amazon walking back raises after internal bug miscalculat... by patrick451 on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @09:44PM (#33003369)
When I was in gradschool, this happened to me all the time. I had the university ask for a couple hundred dollars back probably 6 times in 5 years. Whoever ran their payroll must have been woefully incompetent.
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